The announcement of the inclusion of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and other hacked celebrities in XVALA's upcoming Florida exhibit has prompted a change of plans. Rather than featuring unaltered life-size images of the leaked celebrity photos, the artist will now feature nude selfies of himself.
Artist XVALA's intent to use the leaked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton received public outrage, which has prompted the artist to change the supposed images to be featured in the "No Delete" exhibit. According to the press release of the Cory Allen Contemporary Art, where the show is scheduled, the hacked images "will no longer be the visual representation of his exhibit."
The Independent clarifies that the show has not been cancelled because of legal reasons. Instead, the artist allegedly had a "moral change of heart." XVALA stated, "People were identifying with Jennifer Lawrence's and Kate Upton's victimization, much more than I had anticipated, which is powerfully persuasive." Though the exhibit of the leaked naked photos has been cancelled, the show will not be halted and will instead change course.
According to Detroit Free Press, the gallery will now feature nude selfies of the artist himself after receiving backlash and online petitions against the exhibit. "It was inspiring to see people take action through a petition, signing their names and not just commenting on a thread," Cory Allen said.
Cory Allen Contemporary Art's press release maintains that the exhibit remains to be about defining gray areas in individual privacy, with the artist XVALA adding, "This concept was always about self-examination in our current culture. Why we feel the need to know and cross the lines of other individual's privacy."
Jeff Hamilton, or XVALA, will push through with the revised exhibit on October 30 at the CACA gallery, shares NY Daily News.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence remains silent about the issue, and has not been seen in public until Mail Online reported that the "Hunger Games" star and her rumored boyfriend Chris Martin of Coldplay has allegedly been seen dining at La Dolce Vita in Beverly Hills. This happened on Monday night, says People. The article cited an eyewitness describing the couple as "super cute."
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