Why have mildly erotic nymphs been removed from a Manchester gallery? Is Picasso next?

Hylas and the Nymphs is no masterpiece. But if it has to be removed from a gallery, will the nudes of Titian and Picasso be next? My, what a utopia

Manchester Art Gallery says it has removed JW Waterhouse’s 1896 painting Hylas and the Nymphs from its displays “to prompt conversation”. Yet the conversation can only really be about one thing: should museums censor works of art on political grounds?

There can only be one answer if you believe in human progress.

Picasso contains a jaw-dropping amount of salivating sexist visions

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Published on January 31, 2018 10:57
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