[Avodah] [Areivim] A Picture Perfect Friday Night

[SBA]

From: "Zev Sero" <zev at sero.name>
>>> SBA wrote:
>>>> The paintings displayed at art exhibitions usually have a price tag
>>>> attached. I presume that this would not be acceptable even according to
>>>> the most meikil of poskim.
SBA (2):
>> But I think even displaying price tags is problematic.
>> In fact all business advertising on Shabbos isn't 'kosher'


> On what grounds?
> I've seen many parsha sheets etc with ads on them from local businesses,
> which are circulated in shuls on Shabbos, and I've never heard anyone
> object to them.  I don't see the problem.

SA OC 307 discusses Shtaarei Hedyotos which are ossur on Shabbos.
It mentions a separate/additional issur for artwork.

See MB sk 21 and 29, SA Harav s.13 and 15 and AH s. 3 and 8.

Admittedly other matters are also mentioned there and I leave it to the
rabbanim and poskim here to explain it to us and why we seem to ignore
some of those mentioned. But seeing that art galleries are basically there
to sell their works, wouldn't it be more probalematic than say Igeres
Shalom.

SBA