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Debate Grows Over Cop-Pig Art Decision

Gordon Skinner (Thomas Breen photo)

Gordon Skinner (Thomas Breen photo)

October 21, 2016 - After bothering at least one correctional worker and one police officer, Gordon Skinner’s depiction of a pig cop provoked a different kind of complaint at a Ninth Square gathering Thursday night:  Why was the work moved from its original perch?

That led to a broader set of questions: Whose voices matter, how much, and why?

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