Just when we thought we'd heard the last of Fapgate 2014, one Florida art gallery is dragging these celebrities back into the spotlight, this time for art. According to Gossip Cop (link below), St. Petersburg-based art gallery Cory Allen Contemporary Art's The Showroom is featuring the photos as a part of artist XVALA's "Fear Google" exhibit.
“XVALA appropriating celebrity compromised images and the overall ‘Fear Google’ campaign has helped strengthen the ongoing debate over privacy in the digital era,” said CACA publicist Cory Allen.“The commentary behind this show is a reflection of who we are today. We all become ‘users’ and in the end, we become ‘used.’”
CACA announced that the artist’s upcoming show, “No Delete,” will feature the “life-size and unaltered” images of Lawrence and Upton printed on canvas.
I won't go into the hilarity that is that art gallery's acronym, but as a publicity tool, this is pretty genius. I can almost guarantee the photos don't appear when the exhibit opens October 30, but the hype surrounding their potential inclusion is enough to bring people in. Well played CACA, well played.
Via Gossip Cop