Florida Art Gallery Owner gets Arrested for Erotic Art

The debate of what is and what isn’t art has been debated literally forever and still goes on to this day. Art Gallery William Schramm was arrested for allowing a nude man hanging from a ceiling in his erotic art gallery (who hasn’t done this?).

Critics fear he is giving erotic art a bad name."The sensationalism is what's being discussed," said Gonzalez-Tiernan, Lesbian Orgy Photographer. "It's no longer about the art."

Police arrested Schramm during an art opening Friday night at his 2501 Gallery on Central Avenue. He was charged with battery of a law enforcement officer and unlawful exposure of private parts, a violation of a city ordinance that prohibits the display of genitals where alcohol is served.

Schramm said he merely tried to show a police officer how to push the door open. Police said Schramm touched the officer's arm and tried to prevent him from entering.

Police found nude model Joshua Culotta sitting in a swing hanging from the ceiling. It was the second time that night police visited the gallery. An officer first complained about an 8-foot-tall penis outside near the entrance. Schramm said it was art and refused to move it.

Naomi Wilzig, founder of the World Erotic Art Museum in edgy South Beach said she avoids live performances and does not display erotic images where children might see them.
"People are still frightened by the word erotic, people still think its pornographic, even here in South Beach," she said."I feel strongly about this form of art," Schramm's said. "I feel very strongly that there is a stigma attached to it that shouldn't be there … but I am willing to deal