For NYC artist, child birth a performance piece
Brooklyn-based performance artist Marni Kotak, who gave birth to her first child in front of a public audience at the Microscope Gallery in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, is shown leaning on a birthing pool at the gallery, which has been converted into a birthing room, in New York, Oct. 17, 2011. / AP Photo/Kathy Willens
NEW YORK - A performance artist who said giving birth is the "highest form of art" has delivered a baby boy — inside a New York City art gallery
The Microscope Gallery in Brooklyn said Marni Kotak gave birth to a healthy infant, weighing 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and 21 inches long.
The 36-year-old artist had set up a home-birth center at the gallery, turning the space into a brightly decorated bedroom with ocean blue walls and photo-imprinted pillows.
The gallery said in a statement that "Baby X" was born at 10:17 a.m. Tuesday. It didn't say how many people witnessed the birth or give any other detail.
The gallery said a video of the birth will be added to its upcoming exhibition.
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Lady, I feel so sorry for your kid. You need mental help, and the sooner you get it, the better for this poor child.
And you need to get an art degree.
Hmm, hadn't thought about that. You raise a valid point. So if she doesn't have a BA in art (hell, it could be music for all we know) or MFA or something, is she qualified to perform the birth? I mean as art? I have to admit I don't know what the standards or accreditations are for these types of things. Would a general arts degree suffice or something more specific, like perfomance art, or even more specific - performance art with a major in birthing.
I'll muse over this for the rest of the day.