A porno controversy has sprouted in the cornstalks of Not a Cornfield. How can this be? "Not a Cornfield" is an urban project that has transformed a 32-acre brownfield site (just north of Chinatown in downtown LA) into a large cornfield. The cornstalks, leaves and husks will be made into recyclable materials and most of the ears will be used to make ethanol. The cornfield doubles as a family-friendly, public art space where music is performed and movies are shown on weekends. To top it off, the nighttime view of downtown LA rising from behind the cornfield is one of the most bizarre and wonderful things I've seen in LA yet.
So under these noble and public-minded intentions, you can imagine my surprise and befuddlement to hear that an experimental filmmaker, one Aaron Landy, has been accused of filming pornos amid our fair cornstalks. Landy denies any malfeasance. He asserts that he was filming a dancer in a "colorful, flowing gown," but Not a Cornfield's manager says that there was definitely nudity involved.
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I guess it all depends on what people mean by "pornography". Much classic art could be deemed "pornographic" by America's more tightly-buttoned standards (e.g., Birth of Venus, various Titian paintings, etc.).
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