FSSU BSC R IBE N O.VFE iSU The Michigan Daily Vol. XCIII, No. 1-S x Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, May 5, 1983 Free Issue Twenty-eight Pages, Controversial art display ordered down By GEORGEA KOVANIS BKV S their safety," Bayliss said. "They coi [v_ __ V __ d" - - .,t: . -- e if p t haza d " n- Art School Dean George Bayliss last month ordered the removal of paintings hung in The Art and Architecture Building he says were "vulgar." The two paintings, which some art school faculty said were obscene and pornographic, were vandalized wiht spray paint three days after they were posted in late February, said Bill Gin- datti, the artist who did the paintings. BAYLISS ordered that the paintings be taken down in March, butsoon after Grindatti hung several more paintings. There was another vandalism attempt after which Bayliss ordered the pain- tings down for a second time on April 20. Grindatti, who received his masters degree from the School of Architecture last Saturday, said the removal of the paintings is censorship and violates his First Amendment Rights. GRINDATTI said the second group of paintings were put up on a wall reser- ved for architecture students. Bayliss said the paintings were taken down because he could not assure thatthey wouldn't be vandalized. "(Grindatti) complains when they are defaced that we are not guaranteeing stitue a nazaru. BUT GRINDATTI said Bayliss was concerned the paintings would hurt the Art School's reputation and have a negative impact on the current Univer- sity budget review the school is under. Grindatti said Bayliss told him that "he needs controversy right now like a dose of 'you know what,' " and added that Grindatti was causing "too many headaches." Dean of the architecture school, Robert Metcalf, said he supports Grin- datti because the paintings were posted on a wall reserved for architecture students. But Bayliss said he did not overstep his boundaries and was only trying to protect the paintings from further damage. Bayliss added that Grindatti had some kind of motive for wanting to display the art. THE DECISION to take down the paintings, which Bayliss said were "on the order of Playboy illustrations" was not based on personal feelings. Although Metcalf said he doesn't like the paintings, he said he supported See 'OFFENSIVE', Page 5 Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT Bill Grindatti poses next to his paintings which have been labeled by some as pornographic. A controversy arose at the art school when these paintings were taken down from their display twice. Follett's stops selling textbooks By DAN GRANTHAM It looks like University students will have to rely on only two places to buy textbooks from now on - Follett's Michigan Book Store is dropping out of the competition beginning this term. The Ann Arbor store, which is part of a Chicago- based chain, is the only store in the Detroit area to make such a move. Stores at the University's Dear- born campus and at the University of Detroit will continue to sell textbooks. BETSY Vanderzee, manager of the Ann Arbor store, said the move is the -first step in a plan to change the store's format to give Follett's a "new direction." Follett's Regional Director Anse Cates said the change is part of a new marketing approach for Ann Arbor. - T Cates said the old format didn't meet the com- munity's needs. Neither Cates nor Vanderzee would elaborate on what Follett's new marketing strategy will include. ALTHOUGH THE Ann Arbor store replaced its manager less than two weeks ago, Cates said the decision to stop selling textbooks was not linked to the management problems. "That had no bearing on the. decision," he said. Managers of the University Cellar and Ulrich's "Books, the two remaining primary sources for tex- tbooks near campus, said Follett's change probably wouldn't affect them. University Cellar manager Bruce Weinberg said that Follett's only handled about three to 10 percent of the total textbook market for the University. Because the University Cellar is so close to, Follett's and like Follett's, arranges its books on open-shelves, Weinberg said he expects his store to pick up most of the bookstore's old customers. Tom Musser of Ulrich's Books said he was sur- prised at the move, although he knew Follett's had not done well in Ann Arbor's highly competitive book market. "They haven't competed well, but I didn't think it was to that point," he said. Musser said the high costs involved in handling tex- tbooks could have been a factor, as the books are sold at discount prices that don't leave the stores much profit. Both Weinberg and Musser said they did not expect a new book store to enter the market in the future. The Daily returns The Daily's back in print for another summer but our format will be different this year. We'll only be publishing on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. For a summary of the hews you missed during final exams and vacation See Page 3.