I’m sure some readers have already seen the famous bodies of plastinated dead people on display, but would you pay to watch them have sex? Gunther von Hagens and his wife Angelina Whalley hope so.
Those already familiar with the couple’s Body Worlds exhibitions may or may not be surprised to learn of plans for a new show dedicated to sex. Sure the exhibit will undoubtedly make headlines around the world and stay in the public consciousness for a long time, but this is an extreme case where one person’s art is, well, something entirely different to another.
Will it be popular? Probably. Offensive to some? Absolutely. Stimulating to others? Let’s not go there…
What I’m most interested to find out is, when the ‘anatomy’ show rolls into town, would you consider going?
[H/T Jessica]
For obvious reasons, I adore the art of Kei Acedera.
Unexpected Visitor, 2006
More of her spectacular work here…
Have readers been to Nevada’s Burning Man festival? In 2009, the theme just happens to be Evolution:
“In 2009, the Burning Man will rise above a ‘tangled bank’ consisting of irregular wooden triangles. No two elements of this organic composition will be quite the same; together they’ll create what’s best described as a chaotic truss. At night the tangled bank will come alive with luminous life forms scratching, crawling and slithering their way through it. This space will also house a pond known as the Gene Pool. Strange Ur-creatures will peep outward from the surface of this primal soup. The central tree supporting Burning Man, beribboned with a double helix, will exist in flux: switching on and switching off, changing colors unexpectedly.”
The organizers pose three questions:
- What are we as human beings?
- Where have we come from?
- How may we adapt to meet an ever-changing world?
Check out past art installations at Burning Man’s site and here’s a little detail from my hometown.
Is anyone headed to the desert in September?
