London’s Tate Modern Removes Nude Picture of 10-Year-Old Brooke Shields After Police Visit; Photographer ‘Disappointed’ by Police Pornography Claim

October 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Pop Life: Art In A Material World opens at London’s Tate Modern museum today. The display included a picture entitled Spiritual America by New York artist Richard Price of a naked 10-year-old Brooke Shields.
Today the exhibit opens to the public, but the photo of Brooke Shields will not be part of the collection since the picture [...]

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London’s Tate Modern Display of Nude Picture of 10-Year-Old Brooke Shields Alongside Sexually Explicit Pop Art Causes Controversy

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Child abuse campaigners are furious at London’s Tate Modern gallery’s decision to show an ‘obscene’ picture of a naked 10-year-old Brooke Shields. Yesterday, critics called for the image of the star to be withdrawn from the new exhibition, which opens tomorrow, saying it was unacceptable and would attract pedophiles. But gallery chiefs admit they sought [...]

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