Arts Censorship Support Service will provide assistance to colleagues in the cultural sector facing issues of censorship.
Index launches new advisory service for arts organisations
read more
CATEGORY: Campaigns
European Commission must mitigate concerns on automated upload filters
We consider that, in order to mitigate these concerns, it is of utmost importance that the European Commission and Member States engage in a constructive transposition and implementation to ensure that the fears around automated upload filters are not realized.
Solidarity with Academics for Peace imprisoned in Turkey
We declare our solidarity with Academics for Peace, and with all progressives under threat in Turkey.
Omar El-Khairy and Nadia Latif / Homegrown
Homegrown is a piece commissioned by the National Youth Theatre (NYT) investigating the motivation behind radicalisation of young Muslims in schools.
Out of Joint / Rita Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar
Andrea Dunbar’s play Rita Sue and Bob Too was commissioned by Max Stafford-Clarke, then artistic director of Royal Court, in 1982.
Music Theatre Wales / The Golden Dragon
Although MTW’s production of The Golden Dragon had received positive reviews in the press, some had expressed concerns that all five of the performers were white, despite the fact they were playing various Asian characters.
Eric Gill / The Body
The case study of the exhibition Eric Gill: The Body at Ditchling Museum of Arts & Crafts is different from the others in this section. In all the other cases, Index on Censorship got involved because artwork had been removed or cancelled, but in this case we were brought in at the early stage of the museum’s planning of an exhibition that was potentially divisive and controversial.
Brett Bailey / Exhibit B
The Barbican’s publicity material described Exhibit B as: “a human installation that charts the colonial histories of various European countries during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when scientists formulated pseudo-scientific racial theories that continue to warp perceptions with horrific consequences.”
Eric Gill / The Body: Managing risk
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Talking - The curator and I had always been happy having 1-1 conversations with people about the subject, but the idea of talking more broadly was I think terrifying. I knew that we absolutely had to overcome...
Mimsy / Isis Threaten Sylvania
‘Isis Threaten Sylvania’ is a satirical series of light box tableaux, using the children’s toys ‘Sylvanian Families’.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship