Mayer Fine Art, a gallery in Norfolk, VA, was asked to move a drawing of a nude after a shopper complained. While the nude art was not in the window, it was clearly visible to passing shoppers as is most of the other art in the gallery.
Gallery owner Sheila Giolotti was unable to find a less visible space for the work, so she merely covered the figure's breasts with Styrofoam paper plates. She plans to decorate them with pens and glitter later to create pasties for the work.
The artist Erika Risko said: "I just think it's all very funny, that a community that accepts a Hooters can't accept a piece of fine art that's in the tradition of Greco-Roman art dating back thousands of years."
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