Edition 5 - Drama »
On the day the Bill Henson story broke (May 25, 2008), another art-controversy story made the front page of Melbourne’s broadsheet, The Age. Van Rudd, nephew of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, had his work, “Special Forces (After Banksy)” banned from a Melbourne City Council exhibition for which, after invitation, it had been specifically prepared. The CEO of the City of Melbourne, Kathy Alexander, told The Age that Rudd’s painting was rejected for two reasons. “One, [it] was decided that it probably didn’t fit with the broader objective of the …
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