Critical Writing Index

Grants supporting disgusting exhibits

by Lorrie Goldstein

The Toronto Sun, June 23 Spring, 1982

A newspaper article about Kim Tomczak's exhibition at A Space titled The Museum of Man. It talks about York Mayor Gale Christie's outrage of the exhibit and how she wanted to withhold cultural grants to "some groups that produce 'disgusting' exhibits". This piece caused a long controversy within the art world regarding censorship by government granting organizations.

ITEM 1982.049 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Museum of ManKim Tomczak