Sometimes, when I look at the Times in the morning, I wonder if my coffee has been laced with a generous helping of mescaline. Witness this article [1]:
Britney Spears is probably not the likeliest muse for a work of art promoting an anti-abortion message. Yet hard as it may be to imagine her inspiring such meditations, it is no stretch at all to imagine that a gallery show including a politically tinged likeness of Ms. Spears is apt to draw a bit of attention.
That appears to be the strategy, anyway, behind a life-size clay sculpture by a 40-year-old Connecticut artist, Daniel Edwards, that depicts Ms. Spears giving birth.
The sculpture, titled "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston," depicts Ms. Spears on her knees and elbows giving birth atop a bearskin rug. It will be shown publicly at an exhibition that is opening on April 7 at Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery [2] in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
When asked how he chose Ms. Spears as his subject from among the thousands of women who give birth each day, Mr. Edwards said, "She's the highest profile," and added: "She was the best choice. I couldn't come up with anybody that matched her."
And yes, that is the sculpture in question depicted above.
Unbefuckinglievable, huh? Pro-forced pregnancy celebrity porn, spread-eagled on a bearskin rug. Exploitative? Crass? But of course; and that, in a nutshell, is why this piece symbolizes the forced pregnancy movement better than anything its opponents could have dreamed of. The symbolism of the pose is simply stunning; is she giving birth, or acting out a porn fantasy? Take a good look, females of the species; that's exactly how they want to see you; on your knees, pushing out that baby, begging for more.
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