What is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good For Nothing Artist and her Pussy - Softcover

Rokudenashiko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 192766831X ISBN 13: 9781927668313

Publisher: Koyama Press, 2016

Synopsis

A graphic memoir of a good-for-nothing Japanese artist who has been jailed twice for so-called acts of obscenity and the distribution of pornographic materials yet continues to champion the art of pussy. In a society where one can be censored, pixelated, and punished, Rokudenashiko asks what makes pussy so problematic?

Rokudenashiko ("good-for-nothing girl") is a Japanese artist. She is known for her series of decorated vulva moulds, or "Decoman," a portmanteau of decorated and manko, slang for vagina. Distributing a 3D scan of her genitalia to crowdfunding supporters led to her arrest for alleged violation of Japanese obscenity laws.

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About the Author

Rokudenashiko ("good-for-nothing girl" or "bad girl") is a Japanese sculptor and mangaka. She is known for her series of decorated vulva moulds, or "Deco-man," a portmanteau of "decorated" and "manko," which is Japanese slang for vagina. The moulds have taken the shape of dioramas, kawaii characters and a kayak based on a 3D scan of her genitalia, which she dubbed the "pussy boat." Distributing the 3D scan to crowdfunding supporters led to her arrest in 2014 for alleged violation of Japanese obscenity laws. Her work is noted for challenging Japanese perceptions of female sexuality through taboo skewering humour and wit.

Edition details

• Publisher: Koyama Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 192766831X
• ISBN 13: 9781927668313
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Kolbeins Graham