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St. Louis-area artist Fabio Rodriguez was devastated when a very personal piece of his work was removed from an exhibition. But did that action rise to the level of censorship?

The idea of reacting to public outcry against a work of art captured the conversation in St. Louis last fall after community advocates demanded that the Contemporary Art Museum remove a Kelley Walker exhibition.Since then, two Washington, D.C. incidents with local connections have kept a spotlight on the subject. One involved an historical painting, the other, the work of a teenager artist.

In our latest Cut & Paste podcast, we explore issues of censorship with Rodriguez and Washington University art history professor Angela Miller.

Willis Ryder Arnold and Nancy Fowler talk with St. Louis artist Fabio Rodriguez and Washington University art professor Angela Miller about what censorship is and how it affects artists' work.

Heres some of what youll hear in the podcast:

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Cut & Paste: What constitutes censorship in art and how it affects artists and the community - KBIA