In and Out of View

<p><i>In and Out of View</i> models an expansion in how censorship is discursively framed. Contributors from diverse backgrounds including artists art historians museum specialists and students address controversial instances of art production and reception from the mid-20th century to the present in the Americas Africa Asia Europe and the Middle East. Their essays interviews and statements invite consideration of the shifting contexts values and needs through which artwork moves in and out of view. <p/>At issue are governmental restrictions and discursive effects including erasure and distortion resulting from institutional policies canonical processes and interpretive methods. Crucial considerations concerning death/violence authoritarianism (neo)colonialism global capitalism labor immigration race religion sexuality activism/social justice disability campus speech and cultural destruction are highlighted. The anthology-a thought-provoking resource for students and scholars in art history museum and cultural studies and creative practices-represents a timely and significant contribution to the literature on censorship.</p>