Milking the Artist
OONA X LORI BALDWIN
December 2022, Art Basel Miami
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Milking the Artist (2022), is a guerrilla feminist performance art piece by OONA x Lori Baldwin. Performed at at Art Basel Miami, it went viral with a winning bid of $200K for the artist’s breast milk. The piece interrogates value in relation to women's artwork and bodies, using subversion to examine transparency and gaze. The ephemeral work was made permanent on Blockchain by minting an NFT of the glass of milk and culminated in a performative wallet wash.
Milking the Artist, 2022
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Audience reaction to Milking the Artist
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Paper Magazine: “Breast Milking Performance Gets Artists Kicked Out of Art Basel”
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Museum of Crypto Art: “Breastfeeding the Blockchain”
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TMZ: “ARTISTS YANKED FOR LIVE BREAST MILKING... After $200K Bid For Milk”
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Cafe Mom: Art Basel Artist Kicked Out of Event for Live 'Breast Milking' Demo Sold 1 Glass for $200K
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Indy 100: Artists kicked out of Art Basel after milking woman's breasts and auctioning the milk for $200k
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Blockster: Performance Artists OONA & Lori Baldwin Sell Breast Milk For 50ETH At Art Basel Miami
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El Tiempo: Expulsan artistas por extraer leche de madre lactante y subastarla en galería​
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