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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Artist seeks emails in court after Australia Council pulled funding for self-insemination show

Artist in a pink #metoo top
Lawyers for Australian performance artist Casey Jenkins want the Australia Council to conduct a more detailed search of documents relating to their case. Photograph: Supplied by Casey Jenkins

Lawyers for an artist who had their Australian government funding withdrawn for a project in which they intended to self-inseminate over a live stream say it is possible emails linking the decision to the former arts minister have not been disclosed.

Casey Jenkins, who uses the pronouns they/them, is suing the Australia Council in the federal court for withdrawing funding for the performance exhibition Immaculate in 2020.

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