The mayor of the city of New York took issue with a number of works in a Brooklyn Museum temporary exhibit titled "Sensation: Young British Artist from the Saatchi Collection." Especially troubling to him was a painting by Nigerian artist Chris Ofili, entitled "The Holy Virgin Mary." In that work, Ofili depicted Mary with African features and attached a clump of elephant dung as well as photographs of female genitalia to his work/ The mayor termed Ofili's painting "sick" and "disgusting." He insisted that a city-supported museum had no right to display the exhibit.

-Could the mayor prohibit the work from appearing in the show.

-Why or why not. Provide explanations using appropriate legal standard.