Museé du Louvre (2009)
Video and video installation

Museé du Louvre (TRT 13:08)
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Museé du Louvre is an exhaustive video taxonomy of every penis on display in the Permanent Exhibition of the Louvre museum Paris, France.

"That's a really weird looking penis," a young, red haired girl told her mother as he pointed to the statue.

That day I found myself particularly noticing all the penises that were on display at the Louvre, and also the striking lack of the feminine equivalent. I decided to document every single one in the permanent collection (as photography is off limits in the temporary collections).

Four day-long trips later, I had filmed, if only for a second or fraction of a second, every penis available in the Louvre. Yes, this attracted many strange looks and questions from the attendants, patrons, and my bewildered boyfriend.

One baffled reviewer describes the piece:

"'Museé de Louvre' is a video of architectural male genitalia. The concept is quite difficult to understand, yet the theme is consistent. Each picture displayed focuses on the lower half of male bodies. Lacking insight, these images are distracting and slightly perverted."

-Alyssa Simental