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They inspire, but may provoke. They thrill, but sometimes offend. And often the same artwork attracts both acclaim and condemnation. This site provides context that promotes understanding of the history of the arts and controversy. Artists featured in this site address such perennially divisive topics as race, religion, politics, sex, and violence. Although artworks reflecting these issues are included, the site is designed so that visitors must make the choice of what they wish to view, listen to or read, and may opt out of seeing any objectionable material. Definitions of Censorship The term "censorship" comes from The Latin, censere "to give as one's opinion, to assess." The Roman censors were magistrates who took the census count and served as assessors and inspectors of morals and conduct. In contrast to that straightforward definition from Roman times, contemporary usage offers no agreed-upon definition of the term or when to use it....

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