Paul Yore, Everything is Fucked, one of the works that has recently faced censorship.
If artists are not breaching ethical boundaries, they are not doing their job, argues Julian Burnside. The QC and human rights activists is all in favour of ethics for everyday behaviour but believes art should sometimes push the limits.
Speaking at the National Association of the Visual Arts (NAVA) Summit on Thursday, Burnside said that artistic expression is regarded by the legislature as a public benefit, but that defining boundaries is difficult and shouldn’t always be left to the courts. He pointed out that an average sample of the population would likely recognise the names of artists throughout history over the names of lawyers and accountants
