Photographer Richard Prince’s photo “Spiritual America” was removed from the upcoming Tate Modern exhibition “Pop Life” (opening tomorrow) after a warning from Scotland Yard that the nude image of actress Brooke Shields aged 10 and heavily made up could break obscenity laws.

The officers spoke to the Tate after seeing promotional material in the newspaper and not via complaints that were issued to the office.

Read more about the history of the photo and it’s background at the Guardian article.

Art Observed posted a Richard Prince interview on VBS.tv. In the four part series we travel to his studio, visit a local diner, and get some insight into his work. Other than the obnoxious Rock Band ads all over the site I would recommend checking it out.