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Australia's Bill Henson scandal: notes on the new cultural attitude to images

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2009

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Hinkson, Melinda

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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

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In May 2008 police removed a series of artworks by internationally renowned photomedia artist Bill Henson from the walls of a Sydney gallery just hours before his exhibition was due to open. They did so in response to an allegation that the invitation to

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55575

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ANU Research Publications

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Visual Studies

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10.1080/14725860903309112

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2037-12-31

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