http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/31709/1/artist-arrested-for-getting-strangers-to-stroke-her-genitals A Swiss woman artist named Milo Moire walked around many European cities, with only two mirror boxes covering her breasts and vagina. She then asked strangers to touch either her breast or vagina for 30 seconds to make a statement that women and men are equal in sexuality instead
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In “When Felonies Become Form” ( ARTnews, Summer 2016) Andrew Russeth provides a sampling of the art / crime nexus. Perhaps most interesting is his point that artists’ privilege usually immunizes them from criminal prosecution–artist Joe Gibbon’s arrest and prosecution for ‘bank robbery as an artwork’ is the exception that
As discussed in class, there is a very fine line between what is considered art and what is considered crime. Often times, it is not clear. An act or piece may fall somewhere along the spectrum, or somewhere within the gray area between the two. Performance art by artists Joe
When is something considered “art”? Is something considered art when it serves a valuable purpose and results in some positive outcome? It has been postulated that “that which harms has no value”. But perhaps, artistic value exists in the sheer fact that emotion is evoked and creativity is involved. One’s
Sagging pants has become an iconic staple in modern hip hop and fashion. In today’s culture, if you are not wearing you pants below your waist, you are wearing them wrong. It is normal for adults or the older generation to dislike the current fashion trends, however there have been
The FBI issued a warning August 2015 warning American’s not to purchase antiquities from ISIL or be subject to charges of furnishing support to a terrorist organization. ISIL has been looting in Iraq and Syria, stealing ancient artifacts to sell in support their cause. Reports from the middle east also
Art forgery is an exemplary instance where art and crime intersect. Art forgery is essentially the piracy of another’s artwork, and this can either take the form of discovering a fraudulent piece or creating the counterfeit piece oneself, and selling it as the original or something it is not in
Rihanna’s video for her song “Bitch Better Have My Money” has had a large amount of controversy since it was released, most of it being in response to the graphic violence directed to the woman who plays the wife in the video. One of the posts on this site had
Mickey Avalon, born to a non-practicing Jewish family, from Southern California. He is known for his contribution to the American rap genre of music. From his early teens, Avalon worked alongside his mother dealing marijuana and followed in his father’s footsteps as a heroin addict. He prostituted himself to support
In 1998, a new segment aired on a Japanese television show. Called “Sweepstakes Life,” it featured a comedian who had just been chosen out of a casting call for a new reality tv show. Immediately he is blindfolded by producers and taken to an apartment. The room is bare except