Art

Item Description

At first glance, Zoë’s work leaves you simultaneously apologetic and aroused. Who are these women, and why are they being so vulgar? Yet who am I to judge? It looks fun! These collages give you a glimpse into private, performative acts of sexuality. In the midst of being a curious onlooker to her work, you often surprise yourself when you come across a scene in a collage and think, “Oh, I’ve done that!” It’s those unanticipated and fortuitous moments that begin to break down some long-standing barriers we as a society have put up around
sex and sexuality.

A lot of our introduction to our sexuality and desire begins with voyeurism; “accidentally” finding the late night softcore cable channels, walking in on people having sex, overhearing rumors about the bold and scandalous peers in our classes who DID WHAT?! And tied to a lot of that voyeurism is shame. Shame that we infringed on someone’s privacy, shame that we’ve been exposed to a very intimate side of another person, and often shame that we enjoyed it.

Shame is forever linked to pleasure. Not just sexual pleasure, mind you. The “guilty” pleasure of a good beer comes with the shame of calories. Indulgence in a makeover is followed up by the shame of narcissism. The artwork in this book is a resounding pleasure howl, a louder voice than the voices, both internal and external, that suggest you feel ashamed and embarrassed for your indulgences.

The women in these collages are soft and obscene. They’re indulgent and dominant. The endless multitudes and incongruities begin to fill out these faceless, meatless women, and let you spill parts of yourself into those gaping spaces (with consent, of course.)

Introduction by :
Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Details : Hardcover book
8.25″ x 10.25″, 96 pages
Perfect Bound
Edition Size 600
ISBN : 978-1-944005-10-8
Published by : Aint–Bad

Learn more about Woman With The Good Meat Removed online here.

Artist Bio

Zoë Ligon is a Detroit-based sex educator, journalist and artist who is also the proprietor of progressive online sex toy emporium, Spectrum Boutique, where she has made it her life's work to blast away the stigmas and misinformation that prevent us from having the amazing sex we all deserve.