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And Here Come The Calls For Smithsonian Chief G. Wayne Clough To Resign

“Three weeks after the Smithsonian Institution ignited fury in the museum world by censoring one of its own exhibitions – removing a video that appeared in the National Portrait Gallery’s groundbreaking exhibition of gay portraiture, “Hide/Seek” – the best option for undoing the damage remains the resignation of the man who made the decision.” Maybe, but I still think the best option for undoing the damage caused by the removal of David Wojnarowicz’s 1987 video work “Fire in My Belly” is to un-remove it.

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