Fox News station draws criticism for censoring Picasso masterpiece

A Picasso painting which broke the record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction was censored on a Fox News broadcast yesterday.

The 1955 painting titled 'The Women of Algiers (Version O)'

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*whispers it*

Fox5NY - which covers New York City - took the bizarre decision to blur out the nipples on the Cubist masterpiece during a report on the auction.

Noted art critic Jerry Saltz drew attention to the incident on Twitter, asking:

"How sexually sick are conservatives & Fox News?"

Pic via Fox

Strangely, from the pic above, it seems bums are okay to show on TV but nipples - even Cubist ones - are too shocking for viewers.

Here it is in all its scandalous glory. Hide your children's eyes.

Pic: AP

The decision to blur generated debate on Twitter, with many citing it as a further example of the oversexualisation of women's bodies.

How sexually sick are conservatives & Fox News? They blurred parts of the Picasso painting. #SickMinds pic.twitter.com/5PGw5h5iBs

— Jerry Saltz (@jerrysaltz) May 13, 2015

Love how @FOXnews blurred the nipples of the 9 million 'Women of Algiers' by Picasso... how pathetic it is. pic.twitter.com/eg4Z1HaqgS

— Gonzalo W. Bénard 🔆 (@GBenard) May 12, 2015

Glad I didn't pay 9 million for a Picasso painting that was "retouched" by a Fox News employee. What a ripoff! ;) pic.twitter.com/pe7GU9Rmlh

— Alberti's Window (@albertis_window) May 12, 2015

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