Performance artist Steven Cohen was arrested by Parisian police “for indecent exposure.” Cohen was dressed like a bird in a “garter, tights, and long red gloves,” and proceeded to walk a rooster around underneath the famous Eiffel Tower. The rooster was not attached to a leash in his hand, however.
Year: 2014
Eric Ravelo’s newest artwork regarding violence against children has been censored by Facebook. The art project, entitled “Los Intocables,” or “The Untouchables,” is art created through human sculpture that portrays the issues that are tormenting children all over the globe. Ravelo believes that “the right to childhood should be protected,”
Emma Sulkowicz, a student at Columbia University, was raped the very first day of her sophomore year in college. It happened right in her dorm room as well. Her offender assaulted her and at least two other female students. Three cases were brought against her rapist, and in all three
In trend of promoting healthy body images for women of all ages, Loryn Brantz edited six Disney princesses to have correct proportions around the waist. Barbie isn’t the only culprit of sporting a crazy teensy waist. Disney is evidently a leading figure on influencing young children. The princesses Brantz edited
George Lawler was in for a major surprise when he found out that his father was the muse for proclaimed artist, Andy Warhol. Lawler was adopted at the age of 2 by his mother’s sister and her husband. At the age of 14 his adopted father told him that his
Recently, artist Jillian Mayer photoshopped her face onto 400 nude selfies she found on the internet. The artist did this in an attempt to “universalize the nude selfie.” After doing research on naked selfies, Mayer felt “The tip that I found most interesting was to not show your face. Basically,
In Rick Ross’ lyrics in the song You Don’t Even Know It, he mentions drugging and raping a woman. Even though this caused a huge scandal and had a few repercussions for Rick Ross, there was no real debate or change in how rappers rap about women. This form of
Rebecca More, a porn star, is traveling the UK for her new show. The show is for Television X and it follows her around England while she meets men and women. But she is not just talking to these people, she is sleeping with them. More than 2,000 men, women,
A lot of recent art has been very controversial, especially with the topic of street art. But what about contracted art pieces? Why is there controversy for getting what was expected? In celebration of the Civil Rights Movement, a U.S. organization commissioned a large statue of Dr. Martin Luther King
In 2008, almost all people age 12-17 played video games in the United States, making it an incredibly profitable market. However, there have been accusations against this gaming market stating that violent games are partially responsible for America’s youth becoming violent in the real world. After all 10 out of