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ART OR NO ART?
October 23, 1999
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To the editor:
The editorial in the Oct. 18 Journal-World regarding public funding of questionale art in New York City missed the point. In calling for withdrawl of already funded money, the mayor of New York is indeed engaging in attempted censorship. Governments have two simple choices: fund art, or do not fund art. If a government chooses the former and makes a choice to fund art, they should not and cannot micromanage how the money is spent. What the mayor of New York is trying to do is no different than if he were to instruct welfare recipients as to what books they are and are not allowed to purchase. Attempted shakedowns on freedom of expression should concern all citizens, not just members of "the artsy set."
Mike Silverman,
Lawrence.
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