Hotel owner replaces porn-on-demand wirh art-on-demand

[redqueen]

The owner of a hotel chain in Scandinavia has decided to ditch the pornography channels in all of his properties, and at one, he’s replacing the porn with contemporary art.

The Nordic Choice Hotels are owned by billionaire Petter Stordalen, who’s worried about the relationship between pornography and the trafficking and prostitution of children. In order to “contribute to the important work UNICEF is doing to combat this problem,” in Stordalen’s words, he’s decided that all 171 of his hotels will no longer offer porn-on-demand.

And since The Thief, a Nordic Choice holding in Oslo, is already an art hotel, they’ve decided to start a new program, replacingporn-on-demandwithvideo-art-on-demand. The press release says only that it will offer “a choice of high-end contemporary video art,” but the Guardian has the scoop on at least one work you’ll be able to find: Sam Taylor-Wood’s “Still Life” (2001). Not bad, although apparently there will only be a total of nine pieces on offer, which, depending on the works, may not last you nearly as long as a porno.

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http://hyperallergic.com/80844/hotel-replaces-porn-on-demand-with-art-on-demand/

[seabeyond]

1. ah, a man. finally stands up for what is right. good for him. nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. billionaire Petter Stordalen ... this is interesting to me. I hope there will be updates

on this story. thanks for posting this.

[ismnotwasm]

3. Good

Google 'teen porn' and so how many hits you get. And no, it doesn't matter that they're of age. It's what they represent--kids and sex with kids.

[NJCher]

4. every day

We hear news that makes me think we are headed in the wrong direction. Example: Syria. NSA stuff. Everything is wrong wrong wrong.

But this is right right right!

Hey once in awhile something can go in the right direction, yes?

So glad you posted this.


Cher