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May 28, 2016
The vagina on trial: more absurd than obscene
Though the obscenity trial of the artist known as Rokudenashiko — real name Megumi Igarashi — ended earlier this month with a conviction on one of her charges, we haven’t heard the last of her. She plans to appeal the verdict, which is good news for the press and the public, since few court trials...
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May 9, 2016
‘Vagina artist’ Igarashi loses obscenity case over 3-D data but is acquitted over pop art replicas
So-called vagina artist Megumi Igarashi loses an obscenity case for distributing 3-D data of her genitals but is acquitted for displaying pop art replicas and plans to appeal.
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May 7, 2016
The vagina, in all its ‘obscene’ glory
You’ve probably heard of Japanese artist known as Rokudenashiko (“good for nothing girl“), who was arrested in 2014 for sending the 3-D data of her genitals to patrons of her successful crowdfunding campaign to create a vagina-shaped kayak.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
‘Vagina artist’ Rokudenashiko to marry British rock musician Mike Scott
Megumi Igarashi, who calls herself Rokudenashiko (good-for-nothing girl), announced Tuesday online that she will wed vocalist and guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys, a British folk rock outfit.
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Oct 10, 2015
Getting back to 91AV原创 old-fashioned erotic values
The good news is that for two years in succession Tokyo has staged shunga (erotic woodblock print) exhibitions — one at Toyo Bunko in 2014 and the ongoing show at Eisei Bunko — and there doesn’t appear to have been a marked surge in moral decadence or signs of civilization crumbling.
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Sep 4, 2014
Artist veils photos showing his genitalia to parry police censorship
The censorship action taken by police last month at an Aichi museum showing photos of a photographer’s genitals constitutes a human rights violation and highlights the nation’s shift toward a more controlling society, the artist said Thursday.
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