{"id":216789,"date":"2020-01-13T12:40:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T18:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=216789"},"modified":"2020-01-14T23:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T05:39:52","slug":"artists-angry-pro-life-laws-abortion-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/artists-angry-pro-life-laws-abortion-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists and curators angry about pro-life laws unveil ‘Abortion Is Normal’ exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another effort to present abortion as a “normal” part of women’s healthcare was unveiled in New York this past Thursday, according to ARTnews<\/a>. A group of artists and curators is staging a two-part exhibit — Jasmine Wahi, Marilyn Minter, Rebecca Pauline Jampol, Gina Nanni, Laurie Simmons, and Sandy Tait — which aims to provide a “a larger idea of body ownership and autonomy.”\u00a0The second part of the exhibit is set to open on January 21st.<\/p>\n

The collection of art pieces meant to convey pro-abortion ideology showcases provocative — many would consider it vulgar — photography, paintings, sculptures, and mixed media pieces involving women, dolls, and other materials. Wahi explains that the motivation behind the exhibit is a reaction to the restrictions being placed on abortion in various U.S. states. She told ARTnews:<\/p>\n

Our sentiment is that abortion is part of health and reproductive justice, and anything having to do with reproductive justice has to do with body autonomy and body sovereignty…. Therefore any type of medical procedure\u2014anything that affects one\u2019s body\u2014that is their choice to do should be normal.<\/em><\/p>\n

While the exhibit’s name suggests a narrow spotlight on abortion, in reality it provides a broad range<\/a> of visual stories –unrelated to abortion — and female perspectives on “reproductive rights.” And yet, the exhibit was created out of a disdain for pro-life laws. According to ARTnews, the day Alabama’s pro-life law was signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, artist Marilyn Minter said, “Let\u2019s do something. I\u2019m going batsh*t crazy.” And the exhibit was born.<\/p>\n

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This is an \u201cabortion is normal\u201d exhibition in NYC. \u2063 ???????????\u2063 \u2063 Out of all the art on display here, we noticed there isn\u2019t ONE PIECE showcasing the horrific, mutilated, dismembered realities of a baby\u2019s body after abortion. \u2063 \u2063 If it\u2019s so normal, why can\u2019t they show us? \u2063 \u2063 Culture is morally bankrupt. CUTEservatives are changing that. What else did they get wrong? ?<\/a><\/p>\n

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