6/9/2003: Spencer Tunick in Barcelona

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This one is getting wide coverage by the "regular" media, but IotD has been studious at picking up all the Spence Tunick stuff from the very beginning.

Again, Mr. Tunick is a photographer who is specializing in shooting nudes in wide-open public space. This meant that yesterday, about 7000 people (a new record) stripped off and settled down in the public square in Barcelona, Spain for the purpose of art.

It should always be noted that this is a news image (of sorts) and not the actual art image that Tunick is creating. He had the people "pose" in at least two different positions to get a different look and feel. In another shot that I saw, the people were in turtle-like positions and you saw a sea of backs.

Someone on one of the news channels pointed out that Mr. Tunick is shooting internationally because of the amount of hassle he's had in shooting nudes at home. In fact -- I didn't know -- he's been arrested five times in NYC. But he doesn't get that sort of flak overseas.

In response, I'm posting the most graphic image I could find of the event, my own tiny little shot across the bow of the culture wars. IotD is not porn, but it's adult, and we all know and understand the difference.