Oh dear here we go again.
Melbourne's own Bill Henson, who had an exhibition shut down earlier this year in Sydney is in the news again after it was disclosed that he had been invited to look for kids to photograph at an inner city primary school.
Now all hell has broken loose.
A Supreme Court decision this year said that NO he was not a child pornographer.
Melbourne's own Bill Henson, who had an exhibition shut down earlier this year in Sydney is in the news again after it was disclosed that he had been invited to look for kids to photograph at an inner city primary school.
Now all hell has broken loose.
A Supreme Court decision this year said that NO he was not a child pornographer.
A rare moment of intelligence from a sportsman as reported by The Australian today;
"Six-time Olympic rower James Tomkins, whose daughter Jess is in Grade One at St Kilda Park Primary in Melbourne's east, said he supported the school's decision.
"I've got no problems whatsoever as long as the school knows what the situation is," Mr Tomkins told AAP.
"You rely and trust their judgment, their responsibility.
"The scouting I don't have a problem with, it's then what it's used for - that's another question.
"But having someone like a well-known artist go to a school, no problems whatsoever.
"You don't know what he's going to produce. All he's doing is looking for appropriate kids.
"I think if Jess was chosen, then it's the whole question of are you going to agree or not?"
He said the school was popular for its diversity.
"There's all these artists, actors, designers, sportspeople - it's got an eclectic mix," Mr Tomkins said.
He said Ms Knight (the Principal) had been fantastic for the school.
"You talk to any of the parents at the school and I would be surprised if you heard a bad word against her," he said."
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when asked what he thought of the Sydney exhibition said that he thought it was "disgusting."
When asked what he thought of Bill Henson going to the school he said that he thought it was "disgusting."
You just know that he would love Ken Done's 'artwork'.
It was the late Brett Whiteley who supplied the heading to this post.
The image above is 'Untitled No. 8' by Bill Henson.
"I've got no problems whatsoever as long as the school knows what the situation is," Mr Tomkins told AAP.
"You rely and trust their judgment, their responsibility.
"The scouting I don't have a problem with, it's then what it's used for - that's another question.
"But having someone like a well-known artist go to a school, no problems whatsoever.
"You don't know what he's going to produce. All he's doing is looking for appropriate kids.
"I think if Jess was chosen, then it's the whole question of are you going to agree or not?"
He said the school was popular for its diversity.
"There's all these artists, actors, designers, sportspeople - it's got an eclectic mix," Mr Tomkins said.
He said Ms Knight (the Principal) had been fantastic for the school.
"You talk to any of the parents at the school and I would be surprised if you heard a bad word against her," he said."
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when asked what he thought of the Sydney exhibition said that he thought it was "disgusting."
When asked what he thought of Bill Henson going to the school he said that he thought it was "disgusting."
You just know that he would love Ken Done's 'artwork'.
It was the late Brett Whiteley who supplied the heading to this post.
The image above is 'Untitled No. 8' by Bill Henson.
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