Maureen Siegel, “Field Trip

Field Trip

Maureen Siegel

Silence, then squeals, as the students enter the porn room of the exhibit, where the artist has photographed himself licking the lady parts of his ex-wife, the erotic film star. Discomfort with the lessons to be learned here: not about sex, necessarily, but about packaging it as art, along with basketballs in aquariums and giant pets made of steel. That the simple, naked surface is also a brilliant business plan. That of course he really loved her; she was his wife.

Linocut by Youssef Abdelaziz