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Polish museum draws criticism for banning 'scandalous' banana artwork

World news This morning
Poland's National Museum removed artwork that shows a woman eating a banana after authorities deemed it to be "too scandalous." The museum has reportedly returned the piece after people shared photos of themselves eating bananas in protest of the removal.
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· 14 hours ago

Poland museum bans 'obscene' banana artwork, drawing ridicule

Poland museum bans 'obscene' banana artwork, drawing ridicule
The move prompted people to share pictures of themselves enjoying the fruit to mock the museum's decision.
news.sky.com
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· 13 hours ago

Banana crazy! Polish protesters picture themselves eating bananas after country’s national gallery censors video by artist

Protesters photograph themselves eating bananas in Poland
The National Museum of Warsaw has censored a 1973 video (pictured) by artist Natalia LL showing a naked young woman eating a banana in suggestive fashion.
dailymail.co.uk
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· 16 hours ago

Polish celebrities have been posting in response to the National Museum's decision to remove an artwork showing bananas being eaten in a sexually suggestive manner. There will be a banana-eating protest outside the museum later today

#BananaSelfie – gwiazdy robią zdjęcia z bananem. Czym jest popularna akcja społecznościowa?
#BananaSelfie udostępnili m.in. Magdalena Cielecka, Kuba wojewódzki i Michał Żebrowski. Artyści i celebryci nie zgadzają się z decyzją dyrektora Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie, który usunął z placówki dwie
kobieta.wp.pl
37 replies 226 retweets 616 likes
· 14 hours ago

Right now in Poland: People are taking selfies with bananas in protest after Warsaw's National Museum removed works of art deemed to be "too scandalous" 🍌

Cóż ta opozycja znowu wymyśliła, czy aby tu komuś banan na głowę nie upadł? 🍌🤦‍♂️
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· 15 hours ago

Public pressure has led the National Museum director to return the two censored installations to be displayed along with the rest of the collection. Relieved it’s the end of awkward pics of Polish politicians eating 🍌 🍌 🍌

Dyrektor Muzeum Narodowego: prace Natalii LL i Katarzyny Kozyry wracają na ekspozycję
Usunięcie 'nieprzyzwoitych' instalacji wideo Natalii LL i Katarzyny Kozyry z Galerii Sztuki XX i XXI Wieku w Muzeum Narodowym w Warszawie wywołało burzę. Na dyrektora tej instytucji - prof. Jerzego Miziołka - spadły gromy. W wydanym dziś oświadczeniu szef MNW informuje o powrocie obu dzieł na ekspozycję.
warszawa.wyborcza.pl
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· 18 hours ago

Meantime in Poland. Apperantly women eating bananas are deemed indecent and banned from the Ladies let's join this and let's eat some bananas in public

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· 15 hours ago

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· 13 hours ago

Wybitni sportowcy również popierają tę wspaniałą akcję!

6 replies 21 retweets 218 likes
· Apr 27

Ze specjalną dedykacją dla . i ., premiera z tableta.

68 replies 124 retweets 759 likes

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