The Art of Sensation and Censorship

December 20, 2012

PROVOCATIONS

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Date: December 20, 2012Location: Bahdeebadu gallery 1522 N .American Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

Time: 7:00PM

Featured Artists

Andres SerranoHolly Hughes

Tim MillerKaren Finely

The images in the proposal are in order that they will be experienced. The videos for the performance art will be posted individually to the blog, as well as the

gallery layout itself

Opening reception will include light refreshments as well as A talk and critique with guest speaker Sister Wendy. An biography is included in this proposal.

EXHIBITION PROPOSAL

This exhibition aims to examine and reclaim the works of the “NEA Four.”

By allowing these artists to redisplay their censored or controversial pieces, the viewer

is allowed the opportunity to publically share, express, or withhold their perceptions. Art has the power to communicate powerful

messages. It is up to the viewer to decide what, if any, is the importance of those

messages without fear of exclusion, judgment, or censorship.

EXHIBITION STATEMENT

Known for her honest and clever critiques of art and artists, Sister

Wendy Beckett is world renowned for her art critique and observations.

Although she typically has only two hours of work time within her daily solitude vow, she was delighted to

make a brief appearance here today. Sister Wendy will be speaking about the censoring of art as well as giving

her personal critique of Andres Serrano’s “Piss Christ”.

8:00 pm sharp

OPENING SPEAKER: SISTER WENDY BECKETT

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ARTIST: TIM MILLERTITLE: STRETCH MARKS

MEDIUM: PERFORMANCE ART

ARTIST:HOLLY HUGHESTITLE:CLIT NOTES

YEAR: 1990 MEDIIM

ARTIST: JOHN FLECKTITLE: PUSSYMEDIUM: PERFORMANCE ART

For her performance "We Keep Our Victims Ready.” Finley took her

inspiration from Tawana Brawley, a 16-year-old who was found alive in a Hefty

bag covered with feces near her home in upstate New York

. “I smeared my body with chocolate, because, I said in the piece, I’m a woman, and women are usually

treated like shit. Then I cover myself with red candy hearts-because, ‘after

a woman is treated like shit, she becomes more lovable.’ After the hearts, I cover myself with bean

sprouts, which smelled like semen and looked like seamen-because, after a woman is treated like shit,

and loved for it, she is jacked off on. Then I spread tinsel all over my body, like a Cher dress—because, no matter how badly a woman is treated, she’ll

still get it together to dress for dinner.

ARTIST: KAREN FINLEYTITLE: WE KEEP OUR VICTIMS READY 1989 MEDIUM: MILK CHOCOLATE

ARTIST: ANDRES SERANNOTITLE: PISS CHRIST MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPHY

During this current expo, he was quoted as saying, "At the time I made Piss Christ, I wasn't trying to get anything across, in hindsight, I'd say Piss Christ is a reflection of my work, not only as an artist, but as a Christian."

Andres Serrano is a Photographer from New York.http://andresserrano.org/

ANDRES SERRANO

JOHN FLECK

John Fleck is a performance artist and actor http://www.johnfleck.net/

Holly Hughes is a performance artist from New York. In her leisure time, she is an associate professor at the University of

Michigan..

HOLLY HUGHES

Tim Miller is a performance artist from Santa Monica California.

http://www.TimMillerPerformer.com/

TIM MILLER

Karen Finley is a performance artist from New York. http://karenfinley.com/

KAREN FINLEY

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.

Enjoy the show