Confronting Bodies: French court, Judge Louis-Marie Raingeard
Date of Action: Opened on February 12, 2009; was banned in April 2009.
Specific Location: Paris exhibition
Description of Artwork: Chinese corpses
Description of Incident: A French judge on Tuesday slapped a ban on a Paris exhibition on the human anatomy that featured body parts from Chinese corpses, saying the display was indecent. Judge Louis-Marie Raingeard also ordered authorities to seize the body parts from the 17 Chinese men and women on display to allow for talks on providing them with a proper burial.
Results of Incident: Pascal Bernardin, manager of Encore Events, is appealing the ban.
Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i5TtkDoy-H7MCHIvFub57wIyrRbg
Submitted By: Teresa Koberstein, NCAC