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Public criticizes John Wayne Airport exhibit; supervisors ask for review after removal
Summary
Multiple speakers told the Orange County Board that an exhibit at John Wayne Airport titled “Perceiving the Divine” contained works whose titles and content offended faith communities and Black residents; the board said the exhibit was removed in December and asked staff for a report on how it was approved and displayed for months.
Several members of the public urged the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 13 to investigate an art exhibit at John Wayne Airport that critics said was offensive to people of faith and to Black travelers. Speakers said the exhibit’s titles and imagery conveyed sexualized or blasphemous language and that the pieces remained on display for about four months before removal.
Brenda Lebsack (speaker 19), who identified herself as founder of an interfaith coalition and a Santa Ana Unified School District…
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