Will parents boycott the Royal Academy in London showing paedophilia?

[Carakeel]

To any parents who are thinking of taking their children to the Royal Academy exhibition in London in the coming weeks - please read about this exhibition before you do so. It contains imagery of paedophilia. I feel this is inappropriate in a public exhibition, especially one visited by school classes from around the country. What do you think? Should we be boycotting this exhibition?

[angeldraws]

Its difficult to know without actually 'seeing' it i guess - cant find anything about it on google, so can't really comment - is it really bad - i mean, anything like that is gonna be bad but is it really explicit????

[oldwoman]

It is the exhibition by Paula Rego.After looking at the royal academy site picked out this artist,works entitled Dark Matter. After looking at some of her work and comments written you are right and I dont know how these things are classed as art. What a World we live in.

[bebo]

i have been looking at this womans so called works of art.not nice at all.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2 372128,00.html

[Carakeel]

Thanks for that very informative link bebo. I am so glad the academy is having a rethink about this exhibition. I have put the link into the other sections where I had put this question as well. Hopefully it will make a few people think. Again, many thanks!

[IggyB]

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpa ges/gerald_davis_monica.htm

this is a link to the painting that i believe is drumming up all the publicity for the show - i guess all this discussion is why they have included it really