Ken Park Archives

Indecent Exposure: A Discussion and Screening of Films You Are Unlikely to See Elsewherel

By Paul Rozenberg|2020-01-03T13:38:34-05:00September 24th, 2010|Blog|

On Monday, September 27, NCAC and BFA Department of Visual & Critical Studies at the School of Visual Arts will screen a special not-so-late-night double feature picture show of controversial films Destricted and Ken Park. A discussion with the filmmakers about censorship and its effects on art will take place during the intermission. These films have been banned in countries [...]

How Obscene is This! The Decency Clause Turns 20

By NCAC Blog|2020-01-03T13:38:29-05:00September 1st, 2010|Blog|

When it was founded in the 1960s, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a central part of its mission was to support individuals and institutions producing edgy and innovative artwork. Twenty years ago, as a result of pressures on behalf of Republicans in Congress and the religious right, Congress amended the statute governing the NEA to require that it [...]