Matuschka reacts to Jolie story (artist whose 1993 photo shifted focus to reality of breast cancer) [View all]

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http://www.berkshirefinearts.com/05-19-2013_matuschka-reacts-to-angelina-jolie.htm

I was taking a bath at 8am when the phone rang and I got the news. A reporter from Inside Edition was calling to request an interview. About what I wondered this early?

I’m an artist and I’m not running for president.

What was more unusual than the early phone call, was the content of sensational news. I was asked to comment on how Angelina Jolie was joining the growing ranks of high profile celebrities opting for prophylactic mastectomies.
At this ungodly hour, I needed to be intelligent about the matter.

I had a mistake-to me (my pun for mastectomy) almost precisely 22 years ago when I was 37. My mother died of breast cancer when she was 41. So the curent discussion about prophylactic mastectomies, gene testing, new types of reconstruction, prevention, and all the artwork created when the disease du jour strikes the ambitious, has been cathartic.
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For those unaware of Matuschka's 'role' in breast cancer awareness and gender studies movements.
http://www.matuschka.net/BODScrollingGalleryPageNov6.html