Model arrested for posing nude at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

[steven johnson]

Everyone is a critic.

Kathleen Neill charged with public lewdness after posing for a photographer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is full of nudes in marble and oil on canvas. But the idea of a real, naked human body is, it seems, just too much for the authorities.
Kathleen "KC" Neill, 26, was arrested yesterday and charged with public lewdness after posing naked in the museum for photographer Zach Hyman as part of a series of nudes in New York's public spaces.
"It's just ridiculous," Hyman, 22, said of the charge. "There are sculptures of nude men and women in there. There are paintings of nude men and women in there. They're talking about children in there and seeing this happen and how awful it is. Then don't bring your kids to the Met."


Model arrested for posing nude Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

[BarenakedLady]

1. We really are an uptight nation

aren't we?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Neurotic, ain't we?

[NightWatcher]

3. titties are evil, but we can see death and destruction on tv anytime we want

we are the "idiot cousin" of the planet

[armyowalgreens]

4. This thread is useless without...

[jakeXT]

7. the pics are useless anyway

http://www.mahalo.com/kathleen-kc-neill

[MajorChode]

9. Better ones

http://www.nypost.com/photos/galleries/news/regionalnews/pp_20090827_naked_at_the_museum/photo01.htm

[jakeXT]

11. The boy with the blue shirt in the background seems fascinated & his mother isn't covering his eyes

[ThomCat]

12. In all but one of the pictures, that kid isn't even glancing at the model.

Nobody is making a big deal about her being naked, so he's acting as if it's no big deal.

[MajorChode]

13. I'm sure he'll be mentally scarred for life

Everyone knows that people aren't supposed to see others nude unless they are either married or attending vacation bible camp.

[jakeXT]

8. delete

delete

[MajorChode]

5. I'm all in to nudity and such, but...

The photographer is an obvious publicity hound. It's pretty sad when your art doesn't speak for itself and you have to resort to cheap publicity stunts in order to sell it.

[Orrex]

10. Yeah, I've read about this guy

His work is 99% gimmick. After you get over the "ooh! She's naked at McDonald's" factor, the photos are generally pretty average.


Even as performance art, they're no big deal.

[HopeHoops]

6. Everyone knows you aren't allowed to take photographs of the fine art.

There were just some dumb pictures of naked chicks in the background.

[rug]

14. Hyman is ripped over this.

[TroglodyteScholar]

15. -1

:::groan:::