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Art censorship and the cat killer case
In the 1960s, police busted a gallery owner for an installation of nudes. More recently, when an artist filmed a cat being killed and eaten, the artist was locked up. Even if the country's definition of obscenity has transformed over time, for decades the debate has stayed the same: Is art censorship an act thwarting obscenity or an Orwellian control?
Program: Canada Now
Broadcast Date: March 28, 2002
Guest(s): Suzanne Lahaic, Anne-Louise Richardson
Host: Carole MacNeil
Reporter: Beatrice Politi
Last updated: December 10, 2012
Page consulted on April 2, 2013
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