I WAS FUCKED UP MY ART
– “uninvited public interjection”
An “uninvited public interjection” at the Sandton Civic Gallery, representing a critical gesture toward the establishment which ratified the Vita Awards.
Cohen was not one of the nominees in this year’s Vita Awards, but was present, rather, as a member of the public.
This intervention presented Cohen carrying a blood-splattered baby doll, wearing torn black stockings, a fur hat with penis horns and a sex toy up his anus.
© John Hodgkiss
© John Hodgkiss
HOW TO REVEIVE A CHEQUE
– public intervention
In February 1998, Cohen was nominated for the Vita Awards.
Echoing the previous year’s I was fucked up my art, Cohen used the occasion of receiving this award from the Vita committee to create an artwork. His hands were handcuffed behind his back and blood-stained money was attached to his costume. His penis was bound, and decorated with a Star of David.
© John Hodgkiss
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