"Mattress Girl's" New Art Exhibit Is Powerful Garden of Sculptures Showing a Genuine Artistic Talent

Nah just fucken wit ya, it's her in a bra, panties, and high heels being tied up and belt-whipped by a dominatrix in order to show how art itself is being raped in Trump's America, or something.

As the performance started, this man in a suit, named Master Avery, started to berate Sulkowicz. "Your boobs are too small," he spat. "You can't even stand up straight."

Sulkowicz is focused on combating the problems of violent rape, and also Negative Body Image You Guys.

He pulled a long, gnarled rope out of a black leather bag and started tying intricate knots around her upper thigh. Once the knots covered both of Sulkowicz's legs, Master Avery started around her waist, moving her body as he worked quickly. At one point, the rope almost hit Sulkowicz's eye. After a few shocked blinks, she looked up at the audience and laughed.

"We're acting out this sadistic-masochistic relationship between the institution with all of its financial power, and this program that wants to be political but can't be really because it's being tied up by this institution," Sulkowicz explained.

She means the institution charitably funding her lame ass.

After what seemed like days--but was was really about 45 minutes==Master Avery had completely tied Sulkowicz up to a large wooden beam. Using a pulley system attached to the ceiling, he used his whole body to lift her from the ground, and after a few tries, Sulkowicz was suspended with her arms and legs wrapped around the beam, rendering her immobile. The rope visibly cut into her skin as Master Avery took off his belt and started hitting her with it.

Sulkowicz continued to smile at the audience.

Later, she's taken down from the ceiling but hung back up. The second time around, Master Avery's beatings became more intense. At one point, he called out to the crowd, asking if anyone else wanted to partake. To everyone's surprise, one man in the audience volunteered, walking up to Sulkowicz and slapping her hard across the face.

"Everyone in the audience was shocked," she told me after the performance.

Um, did the audience not see her student film of a simulated rape featuring real (pornographic) sex?

So apparently this is Sulky's job, forever.

Content warning for the pictures, unless you are Lena Dunham's personal assistant and think that every self-exposure of a very average-looking girl is "So Braaaave."

posted by Ace at 04:28 PM

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