The Great Wall of Vulva
Season 2, Episode 75, May 11, 2023, 12:30 AM
Imagine an art installation composed of 400 casts of vulvas -a sea of white plaster labia that stretches across an entire wall. An installation that is provocative, and beautiful, but also celebrates genital diversity and is a powerful antidote to genital anxiety. Meet Jamie McCartney, the artist behind The Great Wall of Vulva!
We discuss:
We discuss:
- How Jaimie came to start casting vulvas
- The insecurity both men and women have regarding the appearance of their genitals
- How Jaimie recruited models for the project
- What motivated most models to have their vulva casted
- The casting process
- The educational impact of the work
- The impact of the work on individual models
- The societal impact of the wall
- Censorship and negative reactions
- Casting your own vulva
- How you can have a piece of the wall
- Next projects
More about Jaimie McCartney and the Great Wall of Vulva
GreatWallofVulva.com
Instagram @Mcc.art.ney
JamieMcCartney.com
To See the Exhibit in Miami
Wilzig Erotic Art Museum
https://www.weammuseum.com/
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Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
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GreatWallofVulva.com
Instagram @Mcc.art.ney
JamieMcCartney.com
To See the Exhibit in Miami
Wilzig Erotic Art Museum
https://www.weammuseum.com/
For More Information on This Topic
Episode 18: The Itchy Vulva with Dr. Jill Krapf
Episode 33 A Walk Down the Feminine Hygiene Aisle
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook @DrStreicher
YouTube DrStreicherTV
Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy