Wow, Myspace damn sure never upheld this policy… For some reason, nude portraits always seem to bring out the 13-year-old Beavis in a lot of folks, and in Facebook’s case, it brings out their very prudish, strict, old-school side that has a hard time abiding by any boobage, regardless of artistic value. When Facebook determined that the New York Academy of Art violated its terms of service in uploading nude images, it pulled the plug on uploads on the graduate school’s page, which for an institution that is defined by its visual offerings, is a major blow. The action was temporary, but it made a big impression on the school, which protested the move on its blog: Just today, facebook alerted me that an image which violates their Terms of Use was removed from the New York Academy of Art’s facebook page. This image – a drawing by Steven Assael – is in an exhibition curated by the Academy and shown at the Eden Rock Gallery in St. Barth’s. As an institution of higher learning with a long tradition of upholding the art world’s “traditional values and skills,” we, the Graduate School of Figurative Art, find it difficult to allow facebook to be the final arbiter – and online curator – of the artwork we share with the world. The righteous indignation of the artist scorned comes through loud and clear, with a final question on that post: “How is FACEBOOK controlling ART?” Aw c’mon! A lil ti**y never hurt nobody! Source
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Facebook Says No Ti**ies Allowed, For Art Purposes, Or Otherwise…
