Warhol Foundation wants video restored
(NEWSER) - The Smithsonian Institution could lose some of its funding over the uproar that ensued after the National Portrait Gallery removed a controversial video. The video by David Wojnarowicz, featuring ants crawling on a crucifix, was pulled after complaints by the Catholic League and some House Republicans. The Andy Warhol Foundation, which gave $100,000 to the Smithsonian for the exhibition featuring the video, says in a letter to the head of the institution that unless the video is restored, future funding requests will be rejected, the New York Times reports. More»
