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My body, my choice, my art project?
A college student repeatedly impregnated herself, induced -- and filmed -- miscarriages and used the resulting blood (and footage) as materials in her senior art project.
Catherine Price [2008-04-17]

  • Like, really really really gross

    I am one of those people who really does make an attempt to understand the most abstract art. However, as you point out, there is a human ethic involved here that goes beyond art. I do support a woman's right to choose, but, to me, this does not mean a woman's right to choose to become pregnant in order to create an art project out of the aborted remains.

    The only part of this report that I'm happy about is that it wasn't an NEA funded artist so at least we won't have to go back to that discussion again. Art truly is valuable in society, and even the craziest forms of it deserve to be supported by society; however, this particular project crosses an ethical line that can't possibly be considered art. It's not quite a "snuff" film, but it's pretty darn close to one.

    -- ChristineP
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    Thursday, April 17, 2008 01:39 PM
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