A local Melbourne sculptor, Greg Taylor, who from what I can tell from likes to incite in order to get publicity for his work, had a local exhibit running titled “Cunts”.
Posters like the one depicted were evidently used as advertisements, but were torn down because they were considered offensive.
I found the reference to this originally at “Dogmatic” in a post titled Cunts. You will find some photos of the exhibit at dogmatics flickr set. According to blogged by jane wilson this sculptor had 120 woman ages 18 to 84 as artist models for this body of work.
Now, I don’t care that Jane Fonda used the C word, and the network had to issue an apology. I find it a little insane (really totally without reason) that some people called it the “most vile word in human language”. ( I can personally think of many other words more vile starting with murder, rape, starvation, and genocide, but hey that’s just me) I’m also aware of the the linguistic inequality the word has suffered. Despite it all I don’t want to reclaim the word. I find it a sharp vulgar word, best used to instill fear. We should save it for that. Used pejoratively the meaning of the word is a modern construction. In ancient times they knew better, but hey what can you do.
As for the real thing I don’t have to reclaim it, I’ve never lost it. I take it wherever I go. Just in case.
I don’t care about the C word, though it never fails when someone writes a book, a play, or exhibits a piece of art in which the vagina is the main character there is always attention to be had.
What I do care about is the answer to this question.
Do you really think 120 females age 18 to 120 really put their all out there for this guy to sculpt, or are some of these pieces derived from his imagination.
