Abortion as Art #
April 17th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
This is the most troubling art project I think I’ve ever heard about:
Beginning next Tuesday, Shvarts will be displaying her senior art project, a documentation of a nine-month process during which she artificially inseminated herself “as often as possible” while periodically taking abortifacient drugs to induce miscarriages. Her exhibition will feature video recordings of these forced miscarriages as well as preserved collections of the blood from the process.
(via Ross Douthat, in whose comments I expressed my opinion)
EDIT (4/17/2008): The NY Sun is reporting this is a ruse.
EDIT (4/18/2008): I feel obligated to note that Ms. Svarts is still insisting that she may have done it.