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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2002|2002]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]] [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity | ====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]], [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture | ====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]==== | ||
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[[File:braball.jpeg|frame|''Bra Ball''|right|200px]] | |||
'''Artist:''' Dorrie Lane | '''Artist:''' Dorrie Lane | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' General manager of the Masonic Auditorium, Chris Carpenter | '''Confronting Bodies:''' General manager of the Masonic Auditorium, Chris Carpenter | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' February, 2002 | |||
'''Dates of Action:''' February 2002 | |||
'''Location:''' San Fransisco, California | '''Location:''' San Fransisco, California | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Lane's sculpture is a 300-lb, 12-by-9 foot model of a vulva. It has a steel frame and is upholstered in red and purple velvet. Another sculpture in the exhibit was a giant ball of bras called the ''Braball.''<P> | |||
'''The Incident:''' The vulva and ''Braball'' were part of an exhibit that accompanied the performance of Eve Ensler's ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' at the Masonic Auditorium in Nob's Hill. After objections from the Masonic hall's management, the vulva and ''Braball'' were covered with sheets and only allowed to show during the evening of the performance. Chris Carpenter told Lane and the event coordinator, Melissa Howden, that he did not want to recieve complaints from other guests, the general public and a school across the street from the auditorium. <P> | |||
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'''Results of Incident:''' Though Howden and Lane disagreed with the covering of the sculpture's, they respected Carpenter's decision. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Though Howden and Lane disagreed with the covering of the sculpture's, they respected Carpenter's decision. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' The San Francisco Chronicle | '''Source:''' The San Francisco Chronicle | ||
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[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
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[[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | [[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | ||
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[[Category:Dorrie Lane]] | [[Category:Dorrie Lane]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:21, 10 February 2012
Date: 2002
Region: North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Nudity
Medium: Sculpture
Artist: Dorrie Lane
Confronting Bodies: General manager of the Masonic Auditorium, Chris Carpenter
Dates of Action: February, 2002
Location: San Fransisco, California
Description of Artwork: Lane's sculpture is a 300-lb, 12-by-9 foot model of a vulva. It has a steel frame and is upholstered in red and purple velvet. Another sculpture in the exhibit was a giant ball of bras called the Braball.
The Incident: The vulva and Braball were part of an exhibit that accompanied the performance of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues at the Masonic Auditorium in Nob's Hill. After objections from the Masonic hall's management, the vulva and Braball were covered with sheets and only allowed to show during the evening of the performance. Chris Carpenter told Lane and the event coordinator, Melissa Howden, that he did not want to recieve complaints from other guests, the general public and a school across the street from the auditorium.
Results of Incident: Though Howden and Lane disagreed with the covering of the sculpture's, they respected Carpenter's decision.
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
