As recently as the early 1970s, the mere mention of Picasso’s name was taboo in South Korea. He was subject to intensive surveillance by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation because of his artwork, and as a result his name was removed from a brand of oil pastels, while an image of “Massacre” was blacked out in copies of the book “Collection of World Art” imported from Japan.
This is the closest reference I’ve found but it’s not clear if this was a ban or a company (Sennelier?) acting independently.
Obviously the chilling effect in South Korea is as good as a ban but that doesn’t have quite the same punch for a meme.
I can’t entirely confirm this is true.
This is the closest reference I’ve found but it’s not clear if this was a ban or a company (Sennelier?) acting independently.
Obviously the chilling effect in South Korea is as good as a ban but that doesn’t have quite the same punch for a meme.