ART CITIES:Cologne-Performance For Sexual Assaults

Swiss artist Milo Moire has unveiled a new Performance in Cologne, possibly her most serious to date. She staged a naked protest in front of the Cologne Cathedral in 8/1/15, in support of women’s rights after more than 100 women reported that they were sexually assaulted in the German city on New Year’s Eve. During her protest Moire held a sign reading “Respect us! We’re not fair game, even when we are naked”. Speaking to press Moire said that “As a woman I want to give an example that women shouldn’t hide away, they should lift themselves up, be self-confident and stand up for their values. And it is also an outcry that, I don’t let others decide what I should and shouldn’t do as a woman, but rather, that it is self-evident that the fifty year-long work of emancipated women means that I can have the life that I want, in liberty. That is why I am standing here today”.