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CLITERACY, 100 Natural Laws © Sophia Wallace 2012. Currently on view at Dumbo Art Center, details below.
CLITERACY, 100 Natural Laws is mixed media project that explores a paradox; the global obsession with sexualizing female bodies in a world that is illiterate when it comes to female sexuality. CLITERACY is a new way of talking about citizenship, sexuality, human rights, and bodies. The project reveals the – phallic as neutral – bias in science, law, philosophy, politics, mainstream and even feminist discussion, and the art world - which is so saturated with the female body as subject. Using text as form, CLITERACY explores the construction of female sexual bodies as passive vehicles of reception defined by lack. It confronts a false body of knowledge by scientists who have resisted the idea of a unique, autonomous female body and rather studied what confirmed their assumption that women’s anatomy was the inverse of male anatomy, and that reproduction was worthy of study, while female sexuality was most certainly not. In the last ten years there have been tremendous scientific breakthroughs in the understanding of the clitoris. The clitoris is exponentially larger and more complex than commonly thought. What we think of as the clitoris, is only the tip of the iceberg. While this discovery is shocking in its late arrival, the problem of global ILLCITERACY is a salient allegory into the bigger problem of a female body, both cis and trans female, constructed by men, with false information, the goal of control and a culture that defines femaleness as inferior and female sexual organs as taboo. CLITERACY builds upon my photographic practice and ongoing exploration of how power shapes knowledge, often through use of the visual, for the purpose of social control.
CLITERACY is monumental in scope and scale with 100 Natural Laws that span 10 by 13 feet and a 6 foot neon piece suspended from the ceiling. CLITERACY, 100 Natural Laws was completed during my Van Lier Fellowship in the Art Law Residency.CLITERACY 100 Natural Laws Scenes a Faire Art & Law Residency Exhibition
On View: Oct. 5-21 at Dumbo Art Center
POSTPONED!! Artist Talk: Sophia WallaceOct. 16, 7-8:30pm at Dumbo Art Center
111 Front Street, Suite 212, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel 718-694-0831 Email gallery@dumboartscenter.org
Gallery Hours: 12 - 6pm Wednesday - Saturday, 12 - 5PM SundayInfo & Press Photos:
CLITERACY 100 Natural Laws
Sophia Wallace’s Studio: studio( )sophiawallace.com
Last week we got dolled up and celebrated Missy/Ink’s anniversary while raising money for a great cause. Many thanks to all our supporters and here’s to another sexy year!
Missy/Ink partnered up with Good Ladies Productions for the neo-burlesque production, Bad Ladies and the Detective!
With orders to have fun, intern Hillary Di Menna got to enjoy the show at Toronto’s The Annex Theatre. It was a funny, sexy show with performances by Cherry Typhoon, Sucre a la Crème, Sae Sasaki, St. Stella, James and the Giant Pasty, Paco Fish, Jolie Stripes and leader, The Lady Josephine.
The intimate, original performance started off with free chocolates and a group shot including the cast and audience members. Raffle prizes were won and everyone in the theatre shared in a good time.
Check out goodladiesproductions.com for more information on this delightful cabaret.
Missy/Ink’s anniversary issue is out now!
Also coming up …
April 13 - Burlesque show Bad Ladies and the Detective will be at Annex Theatre
April 15- Missy/Ink’s Anniversary Gala!
Missy/Ink Magazine will be celebrating their first year in business while raising money for Women’s Community House!
April 8 7-10
Tickets are available for $65 dollars
Limited amount of early bird tickets for $60!
Included in the ticket price are two drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening, dessert and a gift bag with over $200 worth of goodies. Guests will have photo opportunities by the Tiki Hutt.
Acoustic act Ginger St. James will be performing.
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