In infuriating perpetuation of rape culture news, an art gallery in Florida is going to be displaying the stolen nudes of celebrities at an upcoming art show.
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Yes, you read that correctly. Photos that have been stolen from female celebrities over the years, including the recent ones, are going to be printed on life size canvases and displayed to the public.
The “artist,” is known as XVALA and it will be displayed at the Cory Allen Contemporary Art.
Throw away your personal opinions of these celebrities for a moment and take notice what a gross violation this is. These people are making money off of the exploitation of unwilling participants. This is fucking disgusting.
I don’t really know what can be done, except to make your voice heard that this abuse will not be tolerated.
Cory Allen Contemporary Art Contact Info
Phone numbers: 323.393.3115 & 727.365.0254
(The first number is their general inquiries office, and the second number is the studio in Florida where the exhibit will take place.)
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Reblogging once more. I have new information.
On October 30th, The Feminist Student Alliance from USF Tampa will be outside the Cory Allen Contemporary Art protesting. The protest will happen the day this “art show,” opens.
HERE is the link to their Facebook event page. There will be organized carpools if you need a ride. Location and more details on there. The protest starts at noon, but that is subject to change depending when the exhibit opens, so keep an eye out.
(Also, there are already people on the page event trying to say that this guy is doing a good thing or defending him as an artist. Don’t believe their lies when they say the pictures will be censored, the gallery website says itself that the photos will be “printed on canvas, life-size and unaltered.” Don’t let these people get you down or convince you otherwise.)
And I urge you once again to sign the petition, and spread it around.
This is some foul and completely unsurprising bullshit. The violation of people’s safety and dignity the exploitation of women’s bodies for ‘art’ is absolutely nothing new, but it sure as hell needs opposing. Make some fucking noise.