Pryings - Acconci / Orlan

Wow. This is such a crazy video. I would never be able to sit there and let that man try to pry my eyes open... a punch probably would been thrown in his face! 


The message was that we need to open up our eyes and see what's happening around us... especially since feminism was occurring around that time. Women needed to open up their eyes and do something about their rights. 

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Mireille Porte... also better known as ORLAN. She's a French artist that is really well-known for her performance art of her plastic surgery. Oh my was her plastic surgery graphic... "The Reincarnation of Saint-Orlan." 

Her body was her canvas. She's so out there, but it totally works for her. Her work wouldn't be what it is if she stuck to a guideline.