Indyvidual,

I did not say "Never give up."

What I said was "Give it all you've got."

For some that may not be much.

mhaze and Foxy,

I think this matter is a combination of the Streisand effect and appreciation of art - not one or the other.

I don't see people going to an art gallery who aren't that interested in art. So, it's only going to appeal to those into art already to a certain degree, but the free publicity given by Gina Rinehart will certainly see more people attend the exhibition - including some who would not have gone as they knew nothing about the artwork or the exhibition in question.

Hi Nathan,

I think that Gina Rinehart's objections to her
portrait certainly drew attention to the art work
and the artist. Which is a good result all round.

No, I'm not opposed to censorship.

You're arguing that if I see Albo on the cover of the newspaper and I take out my pen, give him horns, fangs, forked-tongue, a Hitler mustache and a big dick and balls on his forehead that I should be arrested or something.
- Quite honestly, I think my Albo improvements would be fair artistic expression, with at least some level of artistic value...
What if I actually drew Albo as a circus clown freehand, would that be considered free and fair artistic expression, or offensive and banned?

Hi AC,

In art - it's what you see.

Of course each of us may see things differently.

What if I drew Albo dancing his butt off in drag makeup and a pink tutu at the Sydney Mardi Gras, is that artistic expression or offensive and banned?