Hanky Panky (painting) explained
| Hanky Panky |
| Artist: | Kent Monkman |
| Medium: | Painting |
| Subject: | Justin Trudeau |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
Hanky Panky is a 2020 painting by Two-spirit Cree artist Kent Monkman. It depicts a laughing group of Cree women as they watch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Monkman's alter ego Miss Chief Share Eagle Testickle prepare for consensual anal fisting, while past Canadian leaders look on.[1] [2] Kent Monkman generated controversy by suggesting that the scene was a consensual act[2] by including a reference to the hanky code.[3] [4]
In 2020, Hanky Panky was purchased by Canadian lawyer and author Howard Levitt, who wrote a column in the National Post about his decision to purchase the painting.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Provocations of Kent Monkman. 21 May 2020. The New Republic.
- News: Artist Kent Monkman's painting of partially nude Trudeau with laughing women creates uproar online. 20 May 2020. CBC.
- News: Kent Monkman's rash new painting Hanky Panky is simplistic and incongruous with his stated intentions. 2020-05-24.
- News: Cree artist Kent Monkman is famous for scenes depicting violence against Indigenous people. He caused social-media storm with new painting Hanky Panky. 2020-05-24.
- News: Levitt . Howard . Why I couldn't resist buying Monkman's notorious 'Hanky Panky' painting . 14 July 2023 . National Post . Postmedia Network . 30 May 2020.
