El Pasoan concerned that art piece on display at museum is o

art? one el pasoan is concerned about what he says are obscene art on display at the el paso museum of art. abc- 7’s iris lopez shares both sides in a story you’ll see only on abc-7. 19:40 “art is a way to engage i dialouge.” proper print shop co-owner jj childress’ shop along with other print shops from tuscon and albuquerque are featured in a new exhibit at the el paso mueseum of art. “th desert triangle print carpeta” is an exhibit that senior curator, patrick sable, says is proud to have in the museum. 4:27 “we’re in an are that has a lot of cultures and a lot of these artists are actually playing with a personal identity that probably mixes of an indigenous past.” however according to a letter to the editor featured in the el paso times, one el pasoan thinks the exhibit is indecent, if not altogether obscene. alberto is concerned that children will be exposed to these provocative prints during field trips — without their parents to guide them. :44 “well 1st we try to vet all of our exhibitions whether it’s organized in house or touring exhibitions.” stand-up: “some of the prints in th exhibit just like this one dealing with religion might offend some people, but a couple i spoke with said that they didn’t find any of the prints offensive.” 9:08 “i think it very interesting.. it’s interesting and i don’t object to it, let’s put it that way.” xx and xx are members of the museum’s xxx. they also read alberto’s letter and went to the museum to see if the exhibit was too risk?. the exhibit features women in provacative poses. some are naked. but nudity and art have been together for centuries. 2:07 “i our kress collection we have a large painting with a female nude of venus and cupid that people are more acclimated to european subject and mythological subject.” back at the printshop, childress is just glad that the prints are doing their job. 19:12 “im glad tha these conversations are happening.” and in this case, art — for grownups only or not — is in the eye of the beholder. il abc-7. if you want to see the pieces and decide whether they are in fact too provocative to be in the museum’s open gallery … go to our website, kvia.com and click our slideshow section. the large upper level low pressure