{"id":10263,"date":"2013-01-31T12:39:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T12:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress72\/?page_id=10204"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:32","slug":"week-5-art-removed-from-faculty-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2013\/01\/31\/week-5-art-removed-from-faculty-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Art removed from Faculty Club"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Art removed from Faculty Club<\/h2>\n

Caterer exploiting the Faculty Club at the 17th floor of H-building, expressed objections against seven paintings from artist Manuel Kneepkens being exposed there. The paintings are considered inappropriate. Students give their view.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Jenni Guilleaume (from Germany) second year IBA <\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe first painting is not very suitable to hang in a public place. It is controversial, but has a clear religious connection at the same time, which might make it a risky choice to hang in an area accessible to everybody.<\/p>\n

The second painting has no clear connection to religion. Obviously, it depicts a naked person, but I wouldn\u2019t consider it offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nathan Mesnildrey (from France) second year IBA<\/h3>\n

\u201cI can imagine people consider the painting blasphemous. It has a clear religious sign. In France, this would not be allowed in a public place, because of French secularism \u2013 which prohibits religious signs to appear in public places. Personally, I\u2019m not religious, so I don\u2019t find it offensive, but for a restaurant it\u2019s maybe too much.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have anything really against the second painting. Maybe the fact that the wrists and ankles of the person seem to be strapped might create the impression of a prisoner or even sex slave, but I\u2019m not sure whether that\u2019s the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aditya Rachmat (from Indonesia) master Commercial Law<\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019m muslim, so to me the first painting is not offensive. But if a person were Christian, I could imagine it being offensive to him or her. On the other hand, I don\u2019t see porn or inappropriateness in the picture. It\u2019s art. Moreover, it\u2019s a professional painter \u2013 which makes the painter a bit more knowledgeable than the public on what is appropriate and what isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

In Indonesia \u2013 where I\u2019m originally from \u2013 these two paintings would definitely be considered inappropriate for the nakedness. That\u2019s why I love Europe on this issue: people are free to express themselves and their opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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