There's a hot little gallery causing quite a stir in the neighborhood it's in. In Manhattan, no less, where people aren't
It's the Allegra LaViola gallery, and it's got parents all in a tizzy because just inside the front windows, visible to the school children passing by, are images parents don't want their kids to see. And in some cases, with good reason.
The show is called Pornucopia, and many of the exhibits are shocking, and poignant visual expressions of sexuality. Some seem more of an appreciation of nudity. And still others don't outwardly appear to have anything to do with porn at all.
“It’s very inappropriate for children to have to view that. That’s inappropriate,” Kelly Guilford of the South Bronx told CBS 2.
“If anything, they should put blinds or something to keep it covered, so the kids don’t look in,” said another resident, Tzvi Sitzer.
That's all well and good, but Laviola says people have screamed at her and called the police about her gallery. According to the officers who arrived at the scene, no laws are being broken. But we won't pretend to understand why Laviola couldn't put the less erotic exhibits up front, what with the playground and schools nearby, and all.
The show will end in a few days to make room for another exhibit that the owner promises will be much less controversial.