Are you an art connoiseur? I am.

[ducatiz]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25972909/

Iowa judge rules nude dancing is an art
State law allows nudity in theaters, museums, venues devoted to arts
The Associated Press
updated 8:01 p.m. ET, Fri., Aug. 1, 2008

DES MOINES, Iowa - Nude dancing remains an art in Iowa.

A judge Friday ruled in favor of a nude dancing club owner charged with violating Iowa's indecent exposure law.

Fremont County Judge Timothy O'Grady said prosecutors failed to prove the club wasn't a theater. Iowa law allows nudity at theaters, museums and other venues devoted to the arts or theatrical performances.

The county's attorney, Margaret Johnson, charged club owner Clarence Judy after a 17-year-old girl climbed on stage at Shotgun Geniez in the tiny town of Hamburg and stripped off her clothing.

"I think it's a little scary," said Johnson, who emphasized that the girl was still a minor.

The club was sold Monday to Terry Rutledge. He expressed confidence that nude dancing would remain legal, referring to a 1998 case in Davenport that found it an art.

"In all actuality, you don't have to be a theater hall, concert hall or anything. You can be a strip club that has nude dance," Rutledge said.

The state attorney general's office will decide whether to appeal the case.

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[red baron]

Something about how did the 17 year old get in there should be a problem.

[ducatiz]

yep a small problem, but i think it's funny they threw that bit in with the court's decision..

[c_rex]

believe you-me, if that judge saw me nude dancing...  "THAT, sir, is no art!"  Shortly thereafter the Governor would make a call, the National Guard would arrive to secure the area, and an air strike would remove the target (my big, white, shaking rumpy).