“The peak group representing Australian artists has welcomed the Magistrates’ Court’s dismissal of child porn charges against artist Paul Yore, who walked free this morning.”
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Child porn charges against artist Paul Yore dismissed, Visual Arts association welcomes decision
October 1, 2014Experts back artist in ‘child porn’ court case
August 18, 2014“Two prominent Melbourne art experts have told a court artwork that featured photographs of children’s faces superimposed on images of male bodies performing sex acts had artistic merit and doesn’t constitute pornography.”
Artist facing child pornography charges selected for MCA exhibition
May 28, 2014“Yore is facing charges of producing and possessing child pornography, related to the seizure of his work from a Melbourne gallery last year.”
Artist’s Work Pulled From Sydney Art Fair As Child Porn Charges Linger
September 19, 2013“Controversial Melbourne artist Paul Yore has had his art pulled from a Sydney exhibition on legal advice after he was charged with producing and possessing child pornography.”
Charges laid as artworks branded ‘child porn’
September 6, 2013“A Melbourne artist has been charged with producing and possessing child pornography in what is likely to be a landmark case testing legal interpretations of art.”
Porn or moral panic? Modern art’s quandary
June 7, 2013“Artistic freedom and the threat of censorship are again dominating debate in the art world this week after police raided a St Kilda art gallery, seizing part of an installation. As artist Paul Yore waits to hear if he’ll be charged under child pornography laws, civil liberties experts warn that whenever police consider criminal charges against an artist, the consequences are damaging.”
Art involving ‘obscene’ Justin Bieber collage triggers possible charges for Melbourne aritist Paul Yore
June 4, 2013“A Melbourne artist may face child pornography charges over images that include Justin Bieber’s head superimposed on a child’s body.”
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