Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Seized 'art porn' owned by Sir Elton John

One of Elton John's paintings in his collection by Nan Goldin has been seized by police on suspicion that it may have breached child pornography laws. Golding's images often use younger female characters and have been critisized in the past for being sexually explicit. This particular images features two young girls one of whom was sitting down with her legs wide apart from Goldin's Thanksgiving series. Police would not further comment on the investigation of the art piece. Sir Elton John was also not available to comment.

Goldin was born in Washington DC, ran away from home and was fostered by several families during her childhood. She moved to New York after graduating from art school where she took became known for pictures of alcoholics, drug addicts and Aids sufferers.



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