It seems that these days the real crime is making art. Creating work that challenges assumptions, perhaps even works against biases is something that will always "harm" the narrow minded by forcing them to consider positions which make them uncomfortable. This situation sounds a lot like what happened here.
Michael Betancourt Savannah, GA > On Apr 1, 2018, at 6:42 PM, John Muse <jm...@sonic.net> wrote: > > Surprised that I haven’t read anything here on the recent news that Saul > Levine "was pushed out of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design after > administrators accused him of 'harming students' by showing his film Notes > After Long Silence, 1989, to his senior thesis class.” > > Here are a few resources: > > Saul’s original post detailing his decision to “[retire] from MassArt,” as he > says, and his reasons: > https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10215932754649479&id=1165322620 > > The Artforum article: > https://www.artforum.com/news/filmmaker-saul-levine-leaves-massart-following-dispute-over-artwork-74844 > > Indiewire article: > http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/saul-levine-mass-art-notes-after-long-silence-1201945678/ > > Saul’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/saullevine > > Films mentioned in the Artforum article include "Notes After a Long Silence" > https://vimeo.com/73242778 and “The Big Stick / An Old Reel” > https://vimeo.com/89886468 > > j/PrM > > ************************************************* > > john muse > visual media scholar > haverford college > he/him/his > http://www.finleymuse.com > http://www.haverford.edu/faculty/jmuse > http://haverford.academia.edu/JohnMuse > > ************************************************* > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
