We did what?

Yeah, so apparently people were offended.

Last weekend, powerHouse hosted a portion of the BKLYN Designs fair in our Arena gallery space. Generally, when the Arena is rented for specialty functions such as these, any art up on the walls is taken down. BKLYN Designs asked that only the explicit images from The Male Gaze (currently on display) be hidden or removed because of the large amounts of children who would be attending the show. This seemingly simple compliance ignited debate. Irate even. One angry attendee wrote, “Why not just go for it and become the day care center you’re heading for. How dare you censor any art at all.”

Our publisher, Daniel Power, answered, “This is the conflict we encounter in being a space for many constituents and occasionally showing sexually charged content. powerHouse and BKLYN Designs agreed to the conditions of the rental of the Arena before The Male Gaze was conceived.”

Wanna hear what they're saying, go to ww.artforum.com, www.queerty.com, and www.towleroad.com.

Take a gander for yourself: http://www.powerhousearena.com/male_gaze/themalegaze_home.html