Artist gives birth to vaginal painting

[Orrex]

106. What are those boundaries? And who decides them?

The fact is --artists, curators, organizers, academics--these groups would call it art.

Okay, but how many have to give it a thumbs-up before it's art? What if there are 100 artists, curators, organizers & academics, of whom 50 say it's art and 50 say it ain't. Who's right? Is it art because somebody says so?

I think we can all agree that non-consensual violence is NOT an art form. Which kicking out the scaffolding would be, if she did not give permission.

So the majority does get to decide what art is? Since this is a sticking point, I'm afraid that I need to ask specifically why violence or non-consensual participation disqualifies a performance as art. You and I may object to non-consensual violence on aesthetic grounds, but what qualifies us to say that it's not art, rather than to say it's bad art?


And in case I appear to be moving the goalposts, let me disclaim plainly that I find performance art to be generally narcissistic, obvious and boring. It certainly is in this case.