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The Museum of New and Old Art, or MONA, in Hobart, Australia, is no stranger to works that may shock or appall. Fred and Hannah for The New York Times |
An art installation in Australia was only open for women to visit. A man complained, saying it broke gender-based discrimination laws.
That’s the point, the artist’s lawyer argued — the work is necessarily discriminatory. Denying men access to the installation still allowed them to experience it, albeit in another way.
Lives lived: David Breashears risked death on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain to produce “Everest,” the highest-grossing IMAX documentary of all time. He died at 68.
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