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If art is made that exploits the artists' children and the children later object, who should control it?

Asked by janbb (62876points) July 16th, 2010

If you are willing to put in the time please read this article. If you don’t want to read it, I’ll precis. Larry Rivers made a film as part of an artistic project of his adolescent daughters’ developing breasts and genitalia. Now his archives are being transferred to NYU. One of the daughters, who is now 43, has been pleading with the archives for years to have the films destroyed. NYU is offering a compromise; they will not be shown while the daughters are alive. She finds this unacceptable. My friend feels they are an important part of the artistic legacy; I feel the abused woman’s feelings take precedence despite that. Your thoughts?

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