When Does Art Go To Far?

The concept of Art has changed drastically over the centuries, always evolving and exploring different mediums.  From cave paintings, to Picasso, to super modern digital art and beyond, artists are constantly trying new and sometimes shocking ways to display their vision and creativity.

But can Art go too far?

Yale Art student Aliza Shvarts has done something unheard of for her senior art project.  Shvarts has been artificially inseminating herself and then using ‘natural’ methods has aborted each fetus.  Each abortion has been done in the privacy of her own residence and she has been documenting the experience via video in addition to saving blood from each miscarriage.  She plans on suspending a large cube from the ceiling in the center of the exhibit and wrapping it in clear sheets smeared with the blood from the abortions (kept from drying out by being mixed with Vasaline) and then displaying the videotapped abortions on the walls of the exhibit.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a woman’s right to choose and an artist’s freedom of expression.  But I think this is a bit twisted for a school project and is definately pushing the envelope for the question “what is art?”

So will she be able to showcase her project? And what will the reaction be?  I’ll be sure to keep you posted on how the story develops.

But I’d love to hear your opinions on the matter.  Do you think that she should be able to showcase her work? Is it inappropriate? Is abortion art? Discuss.