The Illegal Operation (sculpture)
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The Illegal Operation (sculpture)
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The Illegal Operation is the title of a grotesque 1962 assemblage sculpture by the American artist Edward Kienholz about unsafe abortion. The title refers to the euphemism illegal operation, which was then in widespread use to describe induced-abortion procedures. Per the Los Angeles Times, "Abortion was a crime, and the wretched back-alley procedure that the artist witnessed his wife endure was fresh in his mind." The artwork "depicts a makeshift operating room strewn with bedpans, rusty medica
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1962 assemblage by Ed Keinholz
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2023-05-20T00:23:15Z
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