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'Too Arousing, Offensive': Why Japan's Vagina Artist Was Convicted of Obscenity
Today the artist Rokudenashiko, who rose to notoriety after 3D-printing a kayak in the shape of her own vulva, was found guilty of violating Japanese obscenity laws—which harshly punish depicting genitals in any medium.
Who's Afraid Of Vagina Art?
Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi was arrested for making vagina sculptures. Meanwhile, at Kawasaki's annual Festival of the Steel Phallus, massive penis statues are paraded around with impunity. We went to Japan to find out why.
In the Studio With Japan's Controversial Vagina Artist
Japanese artist Rokudenashiko has been arrested twice for making art using her genitals. We visited her studio and tried on her vagina costume.
Why Is Japan So Upset About a 3-D Printed Vagina?
Prostitution is effectively legal in Japan — but sending 30 people the 3-D schematics for her vagina just got a conceptual artist arrested.
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