Controversial Nude Painting in Hay-on-Wye Sparks Police Visit
Police were called to The Chair gallery after complaints about a nude painting, but the gallery owner refuses to remove it from the window display.
- The painting by Poppy Baynham, titled 'This is not P---ography,' features a headless nude woman with legs open, wearing cowboy boots.
- Complaints from two members of the public led Dyfed-Powys Police to visit the gallery and suggest the artwork could be a public order offense.
- Gallery owner Val Harris has refused to remove the painting from the window, inviting the public to leave their comments in a visitor book.
- The response from the community has been mixed, with some finding the artwork offensive and others viewing it as playful and non-sexual.
- Hay Town Council stated it had not received any formal complaints, and no action is currently planned regarding the painting.
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