Abortion as Art by Yale's Aliza Shvarts

Beginning April 22^nd, as part of an art exhibition, an Ivy League University will display videos of abortions manufactured through intentional and repetitive miscarriages by Yale art major Aliza Shvarts of the class of 2008. The videos, which will be projected onto a large cube covered in her own abortion miscarriage blood, are part of an art project intended to spark discourse, according to Aliza Shvarts.

The artistic endeavor began with various sperm donors who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Those sperm donors, who art major Aliza Shvarts has not named, provided the first supplies for her art project. Upon gathering the unusual supplies, the Yale student inseminated herself for nine months, as often as she could. Again, exact specifics have not been revealed by the Ivy League student. However, with the help of abortion pills, and absolutely no professional consultation (such as a doctor), she repeatedly caused herself to undergo miscarriages.

How many miscarriages can one person undergo in a nine-month time period? Well, four videos will be displayed simultaneously as part of the controversial art exhibition. If the videos themselves do not conjure sickness in the stomach, there's always the mixture of Vaseline and blood from the miscarriages that can do the trick. Of course, in order to view Aliza Shvarts' exhibition, one will have to watch the videos displaying on a backdrop of the miscarriage blood - kind of like two birds with one stone, only more like four miscarriages from four angles on a canvas of miscarriage juice. Furthermore, if the shock value is not enough already, additional footage will display on the surrounding walls, as if travelling through a tunnel of abortion - forced, on purpose, repetitively, for the sake of art.

Controversy is the word of the day indeed and will most definitely be in the air as the abortion as art exhibit displays in the gallery of Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall on Chapel Street at the Ivy League Yale University. Many graduating seniors often write a thesis or create some other calling card that can be leveraged into future jobs or connections. However, a calling card so controversial has probably never existed. Furthermore, who would such a calling card be aimed at? After all, many people are put-off by the shocking endeavor, claiming they are offended or find the work unethical. Then again, there are supporters of the project who are intrigued by the uniqueness of the art work.

The Yale Daily News article on the matter has received so much traffic that the web page has reverted to plain text, but is it the right kind of exposure? As of printing of this article, the exhibition was scheduled to run through May 1^st.