You may have heard about one or both of:
1. The artist who allegedly starved a dog to death as part of an exhibit (in Central America)
2. The Ivy League student who allegedly impregnated herself once a month, purposefully inducing miscarriage each time
The second one has to be a hoax, right? The first one may actually have happened; if it did, I fervently hope the artist himself starves to death some day.
Posted by Matt Bruce at April 18, 2008 05:30 PMYale has claimed that the second was a hoax. Phrases such as "performance art" and "creative fiction" were also used.
I've heard that the first is a hoax of the same sort, that they made the dog appear mistreated while the (short term, one time) exhibit was open but fed him and cared for him while he was off-exhibit... but it is difficult to tell.
Posted by: mountmccabe at April 20, 2008 12:48 PM