art

This isn't an art blog.  I don't pretend that it is.  But when I find neat examples of art that I dig, I'm sure to post it up here so that the few who read this can share in it.

And see that I really am cultured.

Just go here.

-steve

so there's more to the story

That previous post about the Yale student's art project just got a bit more interesting. Head here to read up on the latest press releases. Apparently she's saying two things to two different groups of people (administrators and, er, the general public).

The fact, though, that a couple of Yale Deans still think this has happened in the way that it's been presented (which I hope isn't the case) kind of confuses me. I'm sure that everything will come out in the end (pun definitely not intended - that would be gross). Until then, I guess I'm just going to buckle up and hope both that this really is art and that it doesn't get stifled if that's all it is.

-steve

umm... wow?

Make sure you go here when your stomach isn't full.

I'm all for art, and I'm all for women's choice, but this combination of the two seems wrong if only because it's simply unnecessary.

-steve

[edit]

Apparently, it's just performance art.  According to the Yale Office of Public Affairs (page may change)...

Ms. Shvarts is engaged in performance art.  Her art project includes visual representations, a press release and other narrative materials.  She stated to three senior Yale University officials today, including two deans, that she did not impregnate herself and that she did not induce any miscarriages.  The entire project is an art piece, a creative fiction designed to draw attention to the ambiguity surrounding form and function of a woman's body.

She is an artist and has the right to express herself through performance art.

Had these acts been real, they would have violated basic ethical standards and raised serious mental and physical health concerns.

Thank goodness.