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Art vs porn
July 29, 2004
In college, I wrote my thesis basically about the duel between art and porn: what’s the difference and why does it matter? I believe that the answer to this can be fairly simple, though by no means clearly delineated (a contradiction you say? phooey): the content of the image doesn’t decide whether its art or porn - it lies almost entirely in the presentation - where is it shown? in what context? what materials are used?
I’ve thought a lot about this, but sometimes doing is way more fun than thinking. Its participatory theory. I’m being a little tongue-in-(er)-cheek here, because what I’m talking about here is fucking in front of a camera - you know, “coitus, the physical act of love.”
A few months ago, I (with the cooperation of one camera-wielding friend and one cock-wielding friend) started to experiment with the fucking on camera thing, with the aim of - well, making dirty pictures. We decided to submit a piece to the second annual Neo-Erotic Juried Show at Art at Large, a gallery in Hell’s Kitchen run by two of my favoritest people. Anyway, our piece got accepted, and hey ho I’m an artist.
A view of Art at Large’s Neo-Erotic exhibition - there’s a piece of me, over in the corner.
And here’s a better view.
Posted by Dacia at July 29, 2004 12:02 AM
