Wednesday 2 December 2015

Why This ‘Art’ Project Showing Famous Females as Abuse Victims Is Not OK

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Italian pop artist aleXsandro Palombo gets a good deal of press for his cheeky, so-called satirical work that sometimes is sort of funny and other times falls flat. Homer Simpson and Anna Wintour exploring the Kama Sutra? Har har. Photoshopping famous women to look as if they’re victims of domestic abuse? We’re not laughing. On Tuesday, Palombo’s “press office” sent out an email blast to media explaining his newest project, entitled #BreakTheSilence “Life Can Be A Fairytale, If You Break The Silence.” After clicking in, we were pretty shocked to see doctored images of female stars like Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Emma Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, ...

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