Spencer Tunick A Living Artist A master of Living Art By: Kimberly Abeele

Who is Spencer Tunick Museum Kunst Palast Dusseldorf, Germany 2006 Large Scale Installations Take Shape Questioning our perception Is it Art? Is it Pornographic? Is it Pornographic Art? Who decides The Early Years First nude photos were of volunteers and students at Londons Alleyns School in 1986. In 1988 he earned his Bachelors of Arts from Emerson college and began his portfolio of nude installation art Tunick, since 1994, has done more than 65 installation in 15 countries and has been arrested 5 times. The United Nations Manhattan, New York New York City 1996 Sex Drive New York City 1999 International Exposure After his legal issues with the city of New York Spencer went abroad and has organized installations in over 15 countries Tunicks Charitable Works Mercer Street Medical Documentary NY Green Peace Lowery Art Museum Manchester, UK Mind (mental health in the UK) Dead Sea 2011 The Architecture of being Naked Zocalo Plaza Mexico city, Mexico 2007 Netherlands, Dream Amsterdam Foundation 2007 Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium 2005 The Ernst Happel Stadium, Kunsthalle Wein, Austria 2008 Brugge, Belgium 2007 Gaasbeek Castle, Belgium Spencer Tunicks Gaasbeek Castle Dublin, Ireland 2008 Nevada Desert 1997 Burning Man Brugge, Belgium 2005 Sydney, Australia 2010 Sending a Message Changing our Perceptions Dead Sea 2010 Herefordshire, England 2010 Works Cited http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/spencer-tunicks- winning-streak www.spencertunick.com http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and- Culture/Arts/Spencer-Tunick-reveals-Dead-Sea- nude-installation-image http://www.chetholcombstudio.us/cover_shoot_for _poz_magazine_by.htm Legal Issues in the Nude Despite starting his naked photography career in the late 80s early 90s his first arrest did not come until December 31, 1994 in Rockefeller Plaza New York. After 5 arrest in New York City Tunick filed a federal civil rights law suit against the city to protect himself and participants from future arrest. May 2000 Tunick won and the courts determined that he was protected under the First Ammendment. Despite the courts ruling he was denied a New York City permit for a photo shoot. Since then he has not made a group work in the streets of new york in over 10 years.