Online voting starts with some hiccups for Academy members.
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Canadian Special Effects Artist Can Go On Producing Torture Art, Court Says
“During the trial, Couture argued his gory works, roughly 1,000 images and two short videos that appeared on his website, Inner Depravity, should be considered art. The material in question depicts gruesome murders, torture, sexual abuse, assaults and necrophilia — all with young female victims.”
Rocco Landesman On How The Next NEA Chair Can Get Things Done
“I honestly believe that the single most important quality is being a genuinely nice person. Â In the arts and in Washington, DC, so much happens when people want to work with you. Â It is all well and good to have collaboration mandated or legislated, but it works best when people ask for it themselves.”