Council bans naked gay sex painting from local gallery

A painting which was to feature in an exhibition ‘The Past is Unpredictable’ at the FE McWilliam Gallery has caused controversy after it was banned by Banbridge council.

The Ursula Burke painting that was to go on show at the FE McWilliam Gallery on May 31 features a naked male gay couple having sex.

However Noel Kelly, Director of Visual Artists Ireland said that banning the painting was a direct attack on the freedom of artistic expression.

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