RSSArt vs Child Porn: Umm … Elton ? Pictures Seized by Police of Two Young Nude Girls Belong to Elton John (Update: Elton John Pulls Pics)
Art vs. Child Porn:
Sir Elton John, this is a far cry from The Lion King. Pictures seized at an art exhibit by British police as part of a child porn probe do in fact belong to Elton John. The picture at the forefront of the controversy is “Klara and Edda belly-dancing” by Nan Goldin.
This has been an ongoing battle and concern as to the debate of what constitutes art and what would be considered child pornography. Many have been skirting the issue of the exploitation of minors for years under the guise of art.
The question has been asked for years, where is the line between nude art and pornography. The best answer seen yet is “somewhere between good and evil”.
The picture, titled “Klara and Edda Belly-Dancing,” shows two nude girls, and was one of 149 photographs by Goldin owned by the rock star.
John confirmed his ownership in a statement on his Web site.
“The photograph exists as part of the installation as a whole and has been widely published and exhibited throughout the world,” the statement said.
“It can be found in the monograph of Ms. Goldin’s works entitled ‘The Devil’s Playground,’ has been offered for sale at Sotheby’s New York in 2002 and 2004 and has previously been exhibited in Houston, London, Madrid, New York, Portugal Warsaw and Zurich without any objections of which we are aware.” (Fox News)
UPDATE I: Elton John removes photos from gallery
A British gallery that turned over a photo of two naked girls to police amid child pornography concerns has closed the exhibition at the request of Elton John, who owns the collection.
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If, I have read correctly, these same photos were at various Art Exhibits within the US and even at Sotheby’s, prior to the show in England, where they were confiscated?
I wonder if England has stricter laws that determine the basis of child pornography?
Gee zooey…
When I look at a pic of Elton, I realize
how lucky I actually got in matters
pertaining to my family gene pool.
Things ain’t so bad…
He looks like a demented garden gnome.
Went to see him in concert about 8 years ago in Indy, and it was excellent! Love his tribute he does to John Lennon with “Empty Garden”..He sang for 2 hours and no breaks and then was gone in the night in his limo.. Extremely talented writer and musician. Maybe the laws in London are stricter.
Two Words
Pete Townsend
Rob:
WHO?!?!?!
(Just kidding)
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Maggie:
I saw him as a teeny-bopper, being dropped off and
picked up by our parents. The show was opened
with an hour of Cat Stevens, then two hours of
Elton. It was awesome!
But, the very best concert I ever attended was a
Sting concert where he played two hours straight,
broke for thirty minutes then came back for
another hour.
Come on Elton is not a perve. He is too passionate about right and wrong to be a child porno possessor. I believe he likes men not little girls, which is his business and his right, but I don’t think he approves of child porn. But I do understand the importance with classifying art and porn when it comes to children.
Go ahead….if you want to make the Statue of David porn or art….it’s your choice!
elton john is already a living legend with his great musics’.’