Sensation: New Form Of Art

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I think ‘Sensation’ exhibit should not have been censored because it is the new form of art. Through out time art is used to express people’s feelings and emotions in all forms. It is also used to represent the period of time an artist is living in. Today’s art represents the people of this time. If it has sexual elements, there should be no objection to that. There is more sexual acts shown in movies and television than in these pieces of art. ‘Sensation’ was shown in an art museum, not in a public area where everyone can see it. Mature adults who want to see it should have all right to see the art. No one is being forced to look at something they do not want to. The thing that is not right is having to censor ‘Sensation’ because everyone

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