Take a step inside THE RAPE TUNNEL.

pbradley · 09.30.2009, 04:40 AM

http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archiv...pe_tunnel.html

So... Richard Whitehouse, an artist from Ohio is constructing a piece called The Rape Tunnel. It's an installation in a gallery, a long narrowing tunnel that can be walked through, and he's promising that anybody who enters it during the exhibition, he'll attempt to rape.

"In 2007 at the Seward Projects Space in Columbus, I had my first breakthrough with an installation that was to be the prototype for this current one. It was called THE PUNCH-YOU-IN-THE-FACE TUNNEL. It was the same set-up as THE RAPE TUNNEL except at the end of the tunnel I’d punch the subject in the face instead of raping him or her. The impetus was completely reactionary to the current state of art, and motivated by pure frustration.

As it turns out, I ended up breaking the nose of the third person to crawl through the tunnel, an aspiring model. She went to the hospital and eventually sued me. Her modeling career was put on hold. The civil case was long and drawn out and the matter still hasn’t been resolved. To this day she still has unpaid medical bills. The point of this long aside is that all this took place two years ago, and I’m still having an impact on this young lady’s life, something not many other artists could claim about their work

Rape seemed like the next logical step."

There's more of this on the Artlurker site, including a Q&A where the artist goes into pretty graphic detail about his intention. It's clear from the piece that part of his objective is to generate discussion, protest, anger and debate, and I'm more than willing to play my part by posting a link here. But I think I'll forgo the show itself.

Glice · 09.30.2009, 04:46 AM

I always think this sort of thing, and the ensuing 'discussion' that follows it, tends to be incredibly desperate. He could always leave an impact without being a twat, or without being this particular sort of twat, but I'm not going to walk through his tunnel so all is well.

atsonicpark · 09.30.2009, 04:46 AM

Sounds hot.

atsonicpark · 09.30.2009, 04:50 AM

It's fake, right?

http://www.geversaircraft.com/wt/wt5x7.htm

atsonicpark · 09.30.2009, 04:51 AM

definitely fake

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/ripti...ape_tunnel.php

pbradley · 09.30.2009, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Glice

I always think this sort of thing, and the ensuing 'discussion' that follows it, tends to be incredibly desperate. He could always leave an impact without being a twat, or without being this particular sort of twat, but I'm not going to walk through his tunnel so all is well.

Indeed, but what gets me about this particular piece is that the impetus behind it, he says, was a frustrated reaction to contemporary art which just sounds so circular. At least it made me chuckle.

pbradley · 09.30.2009, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

definitely fake

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/ripti...ape_tunnel.php

well now I feel violated

atsonicpark · 09.30.2009, 04:55 AM

either way, the original fake interview is pretty hilarious

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us

atsonicpark · 09.30.2009, 04:56 AM

"Wow – all these years on the Internets and people still can’t spot a good hoax."

Trasher02 · 09.30.2009, 05:01 AM

Too bad it's fake. Seems like a funny idea haha.

pbradley · 09.30.2009, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

"Wow – all these years on the Internets and people still can’t spot a good hoax."

I wanted to believe in the rape tunnel.

atsonicpark · 09.30.2009, 05:51 AM

Lawl!

Lurker · 09.30.2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

Indeed, but what gets me about this particular piece is that the impetus behind it, he says, was a frustrated reaction to contemporary art which just sounds so circular. At least it made me chuckle.

It's like Charlie Brooker complaining about tv and then making that crap panel quiz thing.

Rob Instigator · 09.30.2009, 09:12 AM

"Rape Tunnel" is how I described the tunnels and under the archways of central [park when I was there a few months ago. "There's rape tunnel number 4."

amerikangod · 09.30.2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

I wanted to believe in the rape tunnel.

If you build it I will cum.

notyourfiend · 09.30.2009, 10:19 AM

"art" just shriveled up and died.

godsfavoritedog · 09.30.2009, 10:25 AM

"Rape Tunnel" would be one hell of a band name.

This Is Not Here · 09.30.2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by godsfavoritedog

"Rape Tunnel" would be one hell of a band name.

Tunnel Of Rape

ploesj · 09.30.2009, 11:21 AM

would be funny if it was real. and indeed, people would be stupid enough to walk through it.

notyourfiend · 09.30.2009, 11:24 AM

i seem to the be only person on this forum who thinks that rape is never funny, under any circumstance.

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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archiv...pe_tunnel.html So... Richard Whitehouse, an artist from Ohio is constructing a piece called The Rape Tunnel. It's an installation in a gallery, a long narrowing tunnel that can be walked through, and he's promising that anybody who enters it during the exhibition, he'll attempt to rape. "In 2007 at the Seward Projects Space in Columbus, I had my first breakthrough with an installation that was to be the prototype for this current one. It was called THE PUNCH-YOU-IN-THE-FACE TUNNEL. It was the same set-up as THE RAPE TUNNEL except at the end of the tunnel I’d punch the subject in the face instead of raping him or her. The impetus was completely reactionary to the current state of art, and motivated by pure frustration. As it turns out, I ended up breaking the nose of the third person to crawl through the tunnel, an aspiring model. She went to the hospital and eventually sued me. Her modeling career was put on hold. The civil case was long and drawn out and the matter still hasn’t been resolved. To this day she still has unpaid medical bills. The point of this long aside is that all this took place two years ago, and I’m still having an impact on this young lady’s life, something not many other artists could claim about their work Rape seemed like the next logical step." There's more of this on the Artlurker site, including a Q&A where the artist goes into pretty graphic detail about his intention. It's clear from the piece that part of his objective is to generate discussion, protest, anger and debate, and I'm more than willing to play my part by posting a link here. But I think I'll forgo the show itself.
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