Venus of Willendorf was too "hot" for Facebook
ARTinvestment.RU   01 марта 2018

Social network Facebook has censored an image of one of the most famous "Paleolithic Venus" — Venus of Willendorf, whose age is estimated at approximately 29 500 years

the Wrestling website Facebook with nudity online-пространстве sometimes comes to the absurd. Recently censored an image of one of the world's oldest works of art — female stone figurines known as "Venus of Willendorf" (at the place its findings in 1908 near the town of Villendorf in Austria). Age figures of limestone, called "the world's most famous prehistoric woman's picture", has, according to latest figures, about 29 500 years. This masterpiece of the Paleolithic period is the hallmark of the Vienna Natural history Museum @11 mdas for-сантиметровой "Venus" is given a whole Museum hall. Censorship "Venus of Willendorf" on the part of Facebook are outraged and upset by the Museum staff.

And it all started with the fact that at the end of December 2017 Italian Laura Ghianda (Laura Ghianda), who calls himself an "activist art", published in his page on "Facebook" image of the "Venus of Willendorf", but the photo was censored as the content "inappropriate content". After 4-кратной unsuccessful attempts to place Giando wrote a post shared more than 7,000 people. "This statue is not "pornographic". Can not condone this war of modern intellectualism with human culture" — the activist wrote.

According to staff of the Vienna natural history Museum, "archaeological site, especially so iconic, should not be subjected to censorship on Facebook from-за "nudity," as her should not be subjected to any other work of art." "Let Venus be naked! 29 500 years it shows itself as a prehistoric symbol of fertility without any clothes. Now Facebook censors it and upsets the society," — said in a statement the Museum.

"At the Museum of natural history no reason to hide the nudity "Venus of Willendorf" — in the Museum and in social networks. From visitors never had complaints about the nakedness of the figures", — says Museum Director Christian Kaberle.

Social network Facebook is not the first time accused of censorship of works of art. Fame got them a ban on the publication of the painting "Creation" by Gustave Courbet. French teacher, whose profile has been blocked from-за this publication, even sued the United States in court. The litigation in the French court extends to 2011, and a decision should be made in mid-March.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artdaily.com, artinvestment.ru