Gallery removes images after artist jailed for sex offences

Graham Ovenden to spend 27 months in jail after London’s Court of Appeals deemed his sentence too lenient.
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With the recent escalation of censorship cases in Australia citing child pornography, one might raise the question whether we are isolated in this hyper sensitive, and often reactionary trend.

 The answer, sadly, is no. Last Wednesday, 9 October, British artist Graham Ovenden was sentenced to 27 months in jail after the Court of Appeals in London overturned a previous sentence of 12 months as too ‘lenient.’

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina