[JAPANESE-LANGUAGE IMPORT]
The artist known as Rokudenashiko has made a career of lightening up the highly misunderstood vagina by reappropriating the figurative manko, Japanese for “pussy.” Her journey began years ago when she found herself wondering why people were so scared of the vag. The artist found a calling to develop a refuge for manko,
creating the Manko-chan mascot (with a clitoris for a third eye); writing “Deco-Man,” a comic book about Manko-chan; and prototyping consumer merchandise: iPhone cases, Transformer-like
pussy figurines, and even an extravagant chande-labia.
In July 2014, Rokudenashiko’s world came crashing down when she was arrested for “distributing obscene materials.” The obscene material in question: an open source vector file of her vagina sent as a reward to patrons of her successfully crowdfunded pussy-shaped kayak.
"What Is Obscenity" a comic memoir of the artist’s time in jail, and explores the titular question: what is obscenity? Why are the Japanese so afraid of pussy and why are the people who decide what’s appropriate female representation, all old straight men? Rokudenashiko’s take-no-prisoners sense of humor makes an otherwise tragic situation a comical treat and source of inspiration.
Softcover
Right-to-left orientation
Page Count: 168 pages
Dimensions: 8.25" x 5.9"
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Publisher: Kinyobi
[JAPANESE-LANGUAGE IMPORT]
The artist known as Rokudenashiko has made a career of lightening up the highly misunderstood vagina by reappropriating the figurative manko, Japanese for “pussy.” Her journey began years ago when she found herself wondering why people were so scared of the vag. The artist found a calling to develop a refuge for manko,
creating the Manko-chan mascot (with a clitoris for a third eye); writing “Deco-Man,” a comic book about Manko-chan; and prototyping consumer merchandise: iPhone cases, Transformer-like
pussy figurines, and even an extravagant chande-labia.
In July 2014, Rokudenashiko’s world came crashing down when she was arrested for “distributing obscene materials.” The obscene material in question: an open source vector file of her vagina sent as a reward to patrons of her successfully crowdfunded pussy-shaped kayak.
"What Is Obscenity" a comic memoir of the artist’s time in jail, and explores the titular question: what is obscenity? Why are the Japanese so afraid of pussy and why are the people who decide what’s appropriate female representation, all old straight men? Rokudenashiko’s take-no-prisoners sense of humor makes an otherwise tragic situation a comical treat and source of inspiration.
Softcover
Right-to-left orientation
Page Count: 168 pages
Dimensions: 8.25" x 5.9"
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Publisher: Kinyobi