Instagram deletes Lushsux account over Hillary mural
Instagram removed the account of Australian street artist Lushsux after he posted a mural of Hillary Clinton in a revealing stars-and-stripes monokini clutching a wad of cash. The image went viral among his 100,000+ followers. Lushsux noted that his previous murals of Donald Trump faced no censorship. The Maribyrnong Council in Melbourne deemed the mural offensive to women and requested its physical removal. Rather than see it destroyed, Lushsux painted a niqab over Clinton. The incident echoes the earlier removal of Ilma Gore's nude Trump portrait from Facebook in March 2016. Lushsux's account deletion follows the June 2016 shutdown of Dennis Cooper's blog by Google.
Key facts
- Instagram deleted Lushsux's account after he posted a Hillary Clinton mural.
- The mural showed Clinton in a stars-and-stripes monokini holding cash.
- Lushsux had over 100,000 followers on Instagram.
- Previous murals of Donald Trump by Lushsux were not censored.
- Maribyrnong Council in Melbourne requested removal of the physical mural.
- Lushsux responded by painting a niqab over Clinton's figure.
- Ilma Gore's nude Trump portrait was removed from Facebook in March 2016.
- Dennis Cooper's blog was shut down by Google in June 2016.
Entities
Artists
- Lushsux
- Ilma Gore
- Dennis Cooper
- Shepard Fairey
Institutions
- Blogger
- Artnet
- Maribyrnong Council
- Artribune
Locations
- Australia
- United States
- Melbourne
- Paris