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Phallic Display Incites Anger in BoulderWithin days of the Boulder (Colo.) Public Library acceding to demands that it display an American flag in its lobby, the library made national headlines again over its exhibit choices. The latest controversy was over a display of 21 colorful ceramic penises attached to a clothesline, one end of which was tied in a noose. Entitled “Hung Out to Dry,” the artwork by University of Colorado senior Susanne Walker was part of an “Art Triumphs Over Domestic Violence” exhibit sponsored by the Boulder County Safehouse, a battered-women’s shelter. A Boulder man was charged with second-degree criminal tampering for replacing Walker’s work with an American flag on November 10. Bob Rowan later confessed to the deed on a Denver radio talk show, vowing that he would do it again if the display was rehung. He told the November 15 Dallas Morning News that BPL had prioritized “dildos as a more important object than my patriotism.” Although the library exhibit committee “got a funny feeling” last spring before agreeing to host the display, “they also were worried about censorship, so they ended up letting them hang,” BPL spokesperson Jennifer Bray told the November 13 Rocky Mountain News, adding, “They may listen to that funny feeling more now.” Posted November 19, 2001. |
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