Body of Workers
A new sex worker art space
VIEW THE SOFT LAUNCH AT FROMTHERUPTURE.EYEBEAM.ORG
FEB 20, 2021 | 2-6pm EST
Body of Workers (BoW) is a virtual private gallery created by and for sex worker artists. BoW serves as a sanctuary for sex workers, an act of resilience against the gentrification of the internet, and a peepshow for art patrons.
Sex workers are invited to join the site as artists and to share their content and art with each other. Members of the public are invited to join the site as patrons (currently for free and, eventually, for a fee) to see the content that sex working artists choose to share. BoW is our next step in a longer-term vision to create autonomous, sustainable, and safer spaces for sex worker art online.
Eyebeam Presents From the Rupture
A 4-day virtual art and ideas festival
FEB 17-20, 2021 | 2-6pm EST
On the fourth day of From the Rupture, Kink Out and Veil Machine are launching the Body of Workers platform, along with a full afternoon of programming.
Day 4 Program (EST):
2:00-4:00pm: Talks by Juno Mac, Sasha Costanza-Chock, + more
4:15-4:35pm: A chat between Yin Q & Marr (BoW) + Nash Sheard (EFF)
4:40-6:00pm: Low Art/High Standards: A satirical panel examining the relationship between sex work and the art world
Low Art/High Standards
A satirical panel about sex work and art
FEB 20, 2021 | 4:40-6pm EST
To position the Body of Workers launch, Veil Machine is hosting a satirical panel featuring some of your favorite sex worker artists. Low Art/High Standards explores themes of voyeurism, digital censorship, and commodification, and examines the relationship between sex work and art by using archetypes present in both the art world and the sex worker rights movement.
Performers: Domme Discordia, Shayla Lange, Liminal Praxis, Tina Horn, Danielle Blunt, Lena Chen, Ze Royale, Niko Flux, and Empress Wu.