All In The Name Of Art???
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We think we know where Abortion Girl found her inspiration!
Back in 2000, Jonathan Yegge (above) was a student at the San Francisco Art Institute who did a public performance art piece that got the whole school, the local community and the entire worldwide internet talking.
Let's revisit his little "performance piece," shall we?
Yegge asked for a volunteer from his art class, got one, and then had voluntarily sign a makeshift contract stating that the volunteer was agreeing to participate in a performance piece containing acts "including and up to a sexual or violent nature."
Yegge led the volunteer out into a campus public area and then, let him explain in his words what he did.
"He was tied up. He had a blindfold and a gag, but he could see and talk through it. He had freedom of movement of his pelvis. I engaged in oral sex with him and he engaged in oral sex with me. I had given him an enema, and I had taken a shit and stuffed it in his ass. That goes on, he shits all over me, I shit in him. There was a security guard present. There was an instructor from the school present. It was videoed, and the piece was over."
College kids are so damn crazy!
Naturally, a lot of shit went down after this shit incident.
Click here for a great article discussing the after-effects of Yegge's very controversial performance piece.
Wonder what's happened to him since this all went down back in the day????
Update: Here is his MySpace page!
ummm….how is that art?
his parents must be so proud……blech!
THAT IS SO STUPID AND GROSS! QUEERS. THAT IS NOT HIGH ART AT ALL, BUT, SADLY, THERE ARE SO MANY IDIOTS OUT THERE WHO BUY INTO THAT SHIT. YOU CAN'T BUY CLASS AND DIGNITY, RETARDS.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD BY AND LET THIS HAPPEN!
Art! ART? No, more like a fucking mental illness!
WHAT IN THE FUCK?!?! What the fuck are these idiots doing in college!? Dirty 2girls1cup style sex, abortions… these people need to be admitted into a mental ward! They're obviously insane!
It takes absolutely no talent or imagination to take a shit and give head. What a fucking loser.
Ok so a lot of people have sick twisted fantasies, but they usually stay just that - fantasies. There's something totally wrong when someone is allowed to play them out in public under the guise of "art." Bullshit. What's the difference between this an a sadistic rapist on the street? Something is so terribly wrong here…
I love these people who think they are so intelligent. If this cat were intelligent he wouldn't be rolling around in and dreaming of excrement. It's the equivalent of staring into your navel…playing with poo. Most people get over playing with poo by the time they are 3. The scary thing is this guy procreated.
Wow I almost went there at that time. Was accepted but couldn't afford it as it was like $20K, yes 20K! per year I think not including housing. Basically it's a school for rich kids where mommy & daddy pay for you to 'find yourself' through your art.
You see on his MySpace page he's a Scientologist…figures!
HAHAHAH on his myspace page under GENERAL … it says he likes PILES OF THINGS!
AHAHAHAHA
Funny thing. Queers all think that straight guys really want to be gay. But Queer guys all have this thing about fecal matter. Guess what. Normal people don't think SHIT is sexual. Perez must like the taste. Don't get it myself.
yes alot of performance art is questionable. Though to address art of today and only address these two incidents is ridiculous. You are all entitled to your opinion it seems you are all disgusted by the act but yet you aren't wondering about the reasoning and concept behind the work, the same with Shvarts work. Also most of you posting are writing about the school and the other students who viewed…umm if you have time to make write and post your opinion why don't you bother reading the article it states what occurred after the piece was made.
this kid is obviously an idiot. if you read the article perez linked to it, he says "It's about Heidegger, Derrida — all this stuff." as a grad student, i've read both, and neither brilliant scholar was about "all this stuff." they were concerned with real art - goethe, james joyce - not moronic transfer students' half assed attempts at genious.
The thought of how when Christ returns sick people like this will finally take their rightful place in hell. It's this thought that keeps me going. As for the guy that starved that dog, if I saw him out in the street I'd beat the shit out of him; better yet, tie his ass up and starve him to death. I'm never bringing children into this deranged world. If the dog starver pulls this shit in 2008 I hope someone shoots him at his exhibit. How hard is it to give a starving animal something to eat? I take in strays all the time, to the point where it drives my grandmother crazy.
That's nast. Many friends I met on a dating sitre called m e e t i ng w e a l t h y think so too. They are successful men and women. We usually talk together.
Myspace rocks. Facebook sucks. I just read an article that said Myspace is like 10x more popular than Facebook. Not a big surprise. Facebook is so useless. Like wow man–write on my lameass "WALL"–of all things. It looks ugly. The posts are ugly too. People at Facebook are 10x nastier than the ones at Perez Hilton.
But seriously…adding friends, dropping friends, keeping a list of friends… where I grew up we did that in the 5th grade.
I think I'm a bit more mature than that now. So is everyone else I know.
If you wanna talk to your friends, you could just pick up the phone once in a while, or send an email. What a novel idea!
Perez, you're genius, I laughed out so loud when I read the line, "Naturally, a lot of shit went down after this shit incident" hahahahah… love it! But back to this article… bleh!!!
I also had Yegge as a professor, and he's awesome! Not weird at all, and smart as hell. Great class.
Aliza Shvarts is amazing. Fuck all you people who hate her. Children die everyday in the streets, theyre sold into sex slavery, they're abused, they're tortued. And you fuckers dont give a DAMN! Yet when a woman, creating something with her OWN BODY, destroys a bunch of cells THAT WERENT EVEN DEVELOPED BABIES, everyone gets angry and hateful? Slinging hatred and death threats? How typical of you Americans. It's her body, and she can do whatever the fuck she wants with it. It's not like they were actual "babies" anyway. You're all pathetic. She's more of a human than any of you will ever be.
I'm an art major myself…I'm all for the Avant-Garde movements, erotic art and so on. But I in no way shape or form think that art should ever include human fecal matter. HUMAN feces have one (some would argue two..fertilizer) purpose and that to go into a drain or in the woods.
The thing that's really messed up about this SHIT (no fuckin pun intended) is that the contract was vague! The "volunteer" didn't even know that he was gonna get shitted on or in or otherwise. LEGALLY this IS sexual abuse. BOTTOM LINE!!
now that is a past, and one I could NEVER get over! I sure hope he's okay with carrying that one around for the rest of his life.
That's not even cool or kinky, it's just disgusting. Perhaps if he took the shitting part out of it, it wouldn't be so weird.
Bet he is a democrat!!!!!!
Being in San Francisco chances are he was attending school where Chris Burden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden was teaching. You might want to read up on the grand master of all performance art fatso. And yes, Madonna an over the hill pop skank made a 15 second video for you, but David Bowie wrote a song about Chris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_Lion.
Thanks for hesitating
You'll never know the real story
Just a couple of dreams
You get up and sleep
there are principles involved for the sake of art.
He's a teacher now, oh great!
Oh WOW! A Scientologist! WHADDAYA KNOW!
I attend Fordham and am currently a student in Mr. Yegge's class. In his class he has showed us some graphic material such as a man having his knees bludgeoned and dead animal carcasses being paraded around. All of this was done with little to no prior warning in a course required to graduate. While I am unhappy with his method of teaching, I am happy with the news that he has not been asked back next year.
If you think he is weird with his art display, you should meet him in person
I can't believe how much he talks and talks and talks on his myspace…. What is up with these self-proclaimed artists and using all these huge words to make themselves sound smart. It just makes them pretentious and annoying.
This guy is a douche. I was his roommate a few years back and he was a pompous extremist prick.
Why don't we try to refrain from judging an entire person's character by a singular action?
His myspace profile is over 3,400 words long. He obviously thinks he has a lot more to say then he really does or that anyone cares about.
Oh, God, this guy's a college PROFESSOR now??? What a hack! Sounds more like he was trying to film a porno to me! I doubt this guy had any real political/social motivation behind this (as he claims to have) besides venting his sexual frustration. And hello, he typed like 3 pages worth of material into his MySpace About Me section–what kind of time does this guy HAVE on his hands?
HE IS A SCIENTOLOGIST! he has crazy written all over him!
I read the article, and by that logic 2 girls, 1 cup is a great piece of artwork! Ew, ew, ew.
College kids are crazy! No art freaks are crazy. Do not categorize all college students. WE are the generation of tomorrow. WE are trying to give ourselves the tools to better ourselves and look at both sides of every situation. Calling college students crazy is kinda funny. Because in my mind artist (such as most musicans) and most actors are crazy. Who desires fame?? They must of never gotten the attention they needed as children.
he's insane.
Surprised he doesnt work for Uwe Bolle
Sounds like they were just playing out a fantasy. Whatever floats your boat, I don't see anything to be so uptight about. They aren't hurting anyone, get the hell over it.
Religion: Scientologist
well that explains it!
OMG!!! That is so disgusting stuff. wow. That's just wrong on so many level.
i know this story is old…but seriously wtf is going on in the minds of these twisted sick people…c'mon who in their right mind would want to get pooped on in public ahahahah so freaking retarded
That's some crazy shit! Both probably have hepatitis playing with shit. Be warned…stay away from these dudes.
what the fuck is wrong with the people in this world, stop using "art" as your defence for these horrific acts….ugh…that guillermo guy is a piece of shit and he should be starved to death plain and SIMPLE.
there is a really great book called the Death of Right and wrong by Tammy Bruce, a conservative lesbian who talks about this piece in her book and many other similar items. READ IT
So I guess art school is where all of the mentally challenged, attention whore people go.
What a bunch of idiots.
Um…If this is art I don't get it….bring back the beatniks!
I'm an artist that studied at university and this is not art. its basically pornography and sado masochism. Even some serial killers describe their 'work' as 'art' - but just because the 'performer' calls it art doesnt mean it is. They definately have some issues and try to justify their urges with the label of 'art'. eck. Human kind is a disgusting race sometimes.
His parents probably paid close to $100,000 for his education because that's what my bill was. My daughter graduates this May from The Art Academy of SF University. I am now officially broke and she will probably get a job designing bar stools or something outlandish that pays squat. LOL
Freakin' Artists…
iiieeew… I clicked the myspace page and found out that this guy lives in my city (Leuven, Belgium) Does he teach at a college by the way? (something about 'his students' and 'his lecture' in Friends comments) Leuven is full of students (CATHOLIC university), hope he doesn't spread around his philosophy here :-s
Scientologists don't take poops! I will sue you Perez and whoever writes "first! scientology poop!" or anything of the sort. Tom Cruise is NOT my typist! Poor boy is dyslexic, or dyspeptic, or something dysfunctional. We do keep very late hours however, at the (secret) Gay Org at a remote location in New Mexico (California is far too conservative for what WE like to do to relax!)
Anyone ever see "Me and You and Everyone We Know"? Great indie film few years back, one subplot involves a 5 year old boy chatting up an undersexed museum curator lady and turning her on by suggesting they "poop in each other's butts, and push it back and forth, back and forth…forever." I am serious, check it out if ya don't believe me! Anyway maybe there is a connection here???
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This is really disgusting.
I myself, am an artist and I appreciate art in just about all forms and I can tolerate this stupid bitch giving herself abortions in the name of 'art' - JUST.
But we have to draw a line somewhere. This is not art. If the purpose is simply to shock, it's not art! What next? Decapitating people (so long as they "consent!"), mutilating them and using their headless corpses as a human paintbrush? This is just sick. Dressing up 'scat play' as ART doesn't make it art! This guy's just acting out his sick fantasies.
At the end of the day, I'm all for 'do whatever you like as long as you're not harming someone else' - so what the f*ck. Let these douches go along on their merry way - I just hope they catch some nasty disease and die off and rid the human species of their putrid existence!
he bores me.
A-ha. Well, that's not "art", where I come from, we call that "porn". Was it supposed to symbolize something or was he just horny from getting it on with another guy in a full view of other people? I'm taking a wild guess here thinking it was the latter…
Re: Harmin –
The guy is from Belgium *feeling ashamed now*:p
AMERICAN'S ARE FUCKING NASTY….THE WHOLE WORLD HATES YOU….
Perez said "back in 2000" so what fact checking did he need to do?….Anyhoo there are some sick people out there and the fact that they are passing this off as "art" saddens me. Real art evokes feelings but this nonsense requires no talent whatsoever, so to me the art aspect of it is lost. True artistry requires a skill full hand in creating something, whether that be a piece of furniture, or the architecture of a building, a painting, a sculpture, a poem, etc. Shitting we can all do, there is no art in it, and a person that conducts in this type of behavior is sick in the head and trying to pass of their craziness as normalcy. The fact that this kind of crap goes on makes me question humanity in a bad way.
Re: FUCKAMERICA – You are an idiot basing your feelings about America based on this loser.
Re: yomama – You are one crazazy BITCH!!! Hats of to you and your crazy ass. She is more human than us….if that is human then I am getting off this ride. You dumb bitch, life has no value to you so maybe you shouldn't have children. God knows I wouldn't want someone like you watching one.
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OMG he is a scientologist, lol no wonder.
is this what tom cruise is into
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OMG he is a scientologist , that exsplaines it.
i guess this is what tom cruise is into
What annoys me is that any kind of extreme behavior can be justified as 'art' these days, and any critic of said behavior can be easily dismissed as an unsophisticated, intellectual lightweight. "You just don't get it because you're too conservative," or the dreaded, "TYPICAL AMERICAN…"
It can NEVER be because the so-called artist is the real intellectual lightweight. It can NEVER be because the so called art is a sham. No, it's always the viewer or the critic. What was the point behind Yegge's 'art installation" other than to just push boundaries and act out his own psycho-sexual dysfunction and to then inflict it on unsuspecting viewers? This kind of crap has been done time and time again. And it's STILL bullshit.
ahh it turns out he lives in leuven, belgium like me
creepy
…and then all the kids on campus said "wow, that's a hell of an act, what do you call it". Yegge said "The Aristocrats" ….
have sex in public is one thing. but the details about "shit" - that is horrifically nasty
Literally, I guess.
What a stupid fuck. In another 50 years, when we're all porn stars, drug addicts and sex slaves, I'm glad I'll be dead.
ah aparent his talent was a flash in the pan,or in the pants why is this comming back in the headlines,did the world go on vacation,where is somthing new,Iam sure somthing happened somwhere,like wallpaper falling somwhere
that stuff happens everywhere. those of you who are shocked need to be. wake up. there is even better art than that. tastier than the beautiful caca you make sleeping.
god bless
Now I know where the nickname for gays "fudgepackers" came from.
lolololoolol he's my theology professor! i'll have to let him know about this post.
this is just a bad case of a crazy, sexually conflicted kid using his "freedom of expression" to mess somebody up. 1) its nasty, 2) hand written, non-noterized contracts can usually be beaten in a courtroom, 3) the fact that he was simply put in probation and not kicked out is ridiculous. it is so inapropriate in so many ways i can't even believe it. Labat should also be disiplined in someway, it is outrageous for this to have to gotten to the point of fruition.
For everyone criticizing perez because the article is from 8 yrs ago, you must not understand that he's presenting this article as possible "inspiration" to the abortion=art chick…and, even though it probably wasn't inspiration, it still goes with the theme he's been covering lately…now for this article, him giving the other guy an enema of his shit-isnt that completely in violation of health codes??? That CAN'T be safe…and that contract he had him sign: wtf?? It shouldve said "by signing this you are agreeing to participate in one of the most belittling experiences of your life…it will be a serious health risk and most likely a trama that will follow you until you die" so horrible…I don't understand people…
and his myspace says he is a scientologist!
What's the point in having a blindfold you can see through and a gag you can talk through? That sounds like one of those "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" questions, I know… but I just don't get it.
Wow, you can do that and get Colledge Credit? I'd have a PHD or Docterate by now! WooHooo! Wiat until I let my man Wendle no! He's GRATE at this kind of stuff! Y essir! And I got an RV to! I can pcik this boy up for privite lessens! San Franciso Here I CUM!! TeeHEEEEEEE!
Call me!
Figures he's a scientologist.
According to his My Space page the guy is a Scientologist. THAT explains everything. He obviously has a screw lose.
Hey Perez! I'm a college kid and I'm absolutely normal! I wouldn't be caught DEAD doing shit like that!
Re: pattycakes –
You're PAYING to take a class from this lunatic???!!!!
he's my teacher…he's really nice and really cool…crazy what he did, but he seems like a good guy.
Well, he IS a Scientologist…
Do you remember when "artists" used to just like, paint and shit..
OMG hes a Scientologist what else can we expect, maby shed some light on tom cruise actions behind closed doors.
How is this art? this is just a guy who thinks hes making some sort of statement by shitting on another person…. its obviously for shock value
that's san francisco. get over it. this guy is nothing special. go to the castro perez, you stupid poser.
"Religion: Scientologist"
"Wonder what's happened to him since this all went down back in the day????"
He is currently teaching theology at Fordham University in New York (Lincoln Center).
Perez, please be careful where you're going with this. Your blanket critiques of contemporary art - however distasteful you or I may find the individual work - are making you seem very reactionary and conservative. Given that your blog does not feature any other art, you are sending a very negative message about the role of contemporary art in contemporary culture. The phrase 'this isn't art' is more dangerous than it seems.
THATS MY PROFESSOR AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
THAT'S NOT ART THATS FUCKED UP! PUT THEM IN A STRAIGHT JACKET AND THROW THEM IN A RUBBER ROOM. THEY CAN PLAY WITH THEIR OWN SHIT IN THERE!
lets all roll in poop and call it art
Re: Matt Drudge – Drudge you bitter Ass! If you aren't shilling for "Faux News" then you are attacking people on their websites or slamming MSNBC! Get a life!
Abortion girl's work was developed and carefully created over a long period of time. The artist himself in this instance admitted that he half-assed this 'piece.' She was probably working on her project before this guy even became infamous. Actually read the articles before you post this and compare the two, Perez.
….so like, from what i saw on his page, he's divorced, he's a professor, and God knows how long it took him to write that essay in the ABOUT ME section! LOSER! he has no life! ohhh and if you read carefully, his FAVORITE word is S-H-I-T! Fuckin LOSER!
Not art! This is porn…gross porn. And this man is a FATHER! Poor innocent child.
one word…Scientologist.
I love how he says that it was hastily put together and was the first thing that came to mind. He wasn't even creative enough to make something more original - most likely he had just seen two girls one cup and thought, that made an uproar on the internet, why not? Idiot.
What the fuck is going on with the world?!! Now, instead of carrying out their perverse, sick acts in the privacy of their own homes (as they fucking should), sick, twisted people are now going to be allowed to carry them out in public all "in the name of art"?
You've got to be shitting me!
I used to live with him too, and he's a really nice guy. Always paid for dinner and drinks. We spent many nights talking about his studies. He taught me a lot about compassion and christian love. He's a smart guy and knows his metier. Whatever happened at art school, well it's just typical of art school. No harm done. The other guy was compliant with the whole thing. He didn't have a problem until his mother pointed it out, and like a toddler who begins to cry when others noticed that he'd been hurt, he complained.
also, jonathanfan's gilfriend would like to point out that people put scientologist as their religion on myspace all the time as a JOKE. not to condone it, because i think obviously scientologists are batshit crazy…but honestly, i've read most of the comments left on this post and i've come to the conclusion that perez hilton readers are incredibly stupid, ignorant and gullible.
can't wait to meet you jonathan!!!!!
Yay! Let's dine.
OK - He's a divorced scientologist, with a kid. Is this what Tom Cruise does on the weekends?