Pop-UP

So I get an e-mail for this group that is doing POP-UP shows:

• "as I was going through the applications for pop up this month, I took the opportunity to view your website. Because our October show features high school students at one of our venues, I would ask that if you would still like to show you send us photos of works you could show that are not graphic in regards to genitalia or violence. And our policy, at this point, is to not show graphic sexual content nor depiction of violence at any of our Pop Ups. Thank you for your understanding and please let us know if you are still interested in showing some of your other works."

She is talking about my other blog which is full of the rather sexual art work I did my last semester of college as visible at my other blog thing. It took me a minute to figure out what she meant by violence then I remembered the besides having cum on her face I painted the Medusa decapitated. It is funny how things like that slip your mind. Actually, I was kind of thinking that might be one of the ones she might find acceptable. I mean really who is offended by blood these days. I don''t know. I guess I understand. It is not my money going to the show and whoever monies it is that is paying for the show might not want to see how clever my sex painting are. Especially, if it is paid for by the government in which case it is everyone's money and certainly can't stand behind the claim that I make art for everyone. I still don't understand how someone can really be "offended" by something which is not a personal attack. I could see how if Medusa came to the show she might not like me depicting her that way. But how can someone be offended by you trying to show them something sexual? I can see how they might not like it, but is it against there morals because I put something on the wall they disagree with in some way? I am a complete lier anyways, nobody has ever yelled at me for anything I have painted. People seem to tell me that they think they should be offended, but isn't that just some strange cultural thing we should over come. I mean I guess I can imagine imagery I don't like and would respond negatively to and then maybe if I was bold enough and thought it was a big enough deal I might ask them to take it down...... maybe that's what these people are doing. I am full of shit. I am going to send them copies of my abstracts and still lives and hope they let me join in on the fun.