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Risque Rolling Stones Exhibitionism poster banned by London Underground
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latebloomer
A little OT, but this has been bugging me...why is it called "exhibitionism" instead of an exhibit? I'm guessing it's a Brit language thing. Exhibitionism can land you in jail, here in the States.
It's a legal requirement in the UK
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This was my laugh of the day!
[www.theguardian.com]
Risque Rolling Stones Exhibitionism poster banned by London Underground
Band ‘dumbfounded’ after Transport for London asked for the lips logo to be shifted from the crotch to the belly button – while the rest of the country will continue to display the original
Transport for London’s primary concern may be its imminent tube strike – but the service has recently been burdened with another problem: Mick’s lips. Artwork advertising the Rolling Stones’ forthcoming gallery show Exhibitionism has been banned on the London underground and at bus stops around the city until a new, less lewd version of the poster is provided.
The neon advert – which shows the crotch of a woman in a bikini, with John Pasche’s famous lips logo placed in a cheeky position – was put together by British designer Mark Norton, with help from Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts. However, when it was submitted to Exterion Media, which regulates advertisements on the tube, and Clear Channel, a regulator for bus shelters, the band were told the poster was not suitable to run in its original form. For it to be approved, the logo must be moved away from the crotch and on to the woman’s belly button instead.
The “tongue over belly button” posters will go up in London on Monday, while the rest of the country will receive the original “tongue over pants”.
A spokesperson for the Rolling Stones said: “We are dumbfounded and perplexed at this rather silly decision. Perhaps something to do with the fact that it’s the Rolling Stones and controversy still seems to follow them everywhere.”
This is not the first time the band have been questioned over their arresting artwork: the tongue logo, specifically crafted to represent the band’s “anti-authoritarian attitude, Mick’s mouth and the obvious sexual connotations”, was always intended to shock. In 1976, their Black & Blue poster, which featured Anita Russell tied up and sporting bruises, was removed from a Hollywood billboard after protests.
Tickets for Exhibitionism, which opens at London’s Saatchi Gallery next year, go on sale on Friday 10 July.
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I fought ya trip wiv Mr Smokey was pretty entertaining ....
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What makes you think it's just "as a quartet"? I'm pretty sure they know
there are other people who need to be included to make it comprehensive.
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Yes ! I'm sure Mick and the boys wont mind this unexpected publicity ,just as tix are going on sale for an event 9 months or more away.
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Yes ! I'm sure Mick and the boys wont mind this unexpected publicity ,just as tix are going on sale for an event 9 months or more away.
Unexpected? I'd guess they gambled on that poster getting banned somewhere by somebody sooner or later. I'd quite like to ban the thing myself - not for being raunchy but for being so crude and ugly - a bit like a visual version of some of Mick's lyrics in A Bigger Bang. The one thing that can be said in its favour is that you'll certainly notice it!
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What makes you think it's just "as a quartet"? I'm pretty sure they know
there are other people who need to be included to make it comprehensive.
Because it's being promoted as involving the archives of the four remaining, with no mention of the other's participation.
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What makes you think it's just "as a quartet"? I'm pretty sure they know
there are other people who need to be included to make it comprehensive.
Because it's being promoted as involving the archives of the four remaining, with no mention of the other's participation.
Actually they refer to drawing upon other sources.
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What makes you think it's just "as a quartet"? I'm pretty sure they know
there are other people who need to be included to make it comprehensive.
Because it's being promoted as involving the archives of the four remaining, with no mention of the other's participation.
Actually they refer to drawing upon other sources.
But no mention of Bill, Mick T., or Stu or Brian's family, correct?
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What makes you think it's just "as a quartet"? I'm pretty sure they know
there are other people who need to be included to make it comprehensive.
Because it's being promoted as involving the archives of the four remaining, with no mention of the other's participation.
Actually they refer to drawing upon other sources.
But no mention of Bill, Mick T., or Stu or Brian's family, correct?
I still haven't forgiven Mick or Brett Morgan for failing to mention Stu in Crossfire Hurricane.
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What makes you think it's just "as a quartet"? I'm pretty sure they know
there are other people who need to be included to make it comprehensive.
Because it's being promoted as involving the archives of the four remaining, with no mention of the other's participation.
Actually they refer to drawing upon other sources.
But no mention of Bill, Mick T., or Stu or Brian's family, correct?
I still haven't forgiven Mick or Brett Morgan for failing to mention Stu in Crossfire Hurricane.
I'm sure that keeps both of them up at night!
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Absolute Radio say they have "...an exclusive two-part documentary" starting this Sunday - "Exhibitionism - The Story of The Rolling Stones", hosted by Danny Wallace.
[absoluteradio.co.uk]
Don't think anyone's posted this but sorry if so.
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MrThompsonWooft
I recently did the Elvis Exhibition at the O2. This was a timed ticket but once in there were no time restrictions imposed on you. You could stay as long as you liked. There was also a film element. This was shown at set times but you had freedom of choice as to what slot you went for.