The Time Of Cruel Wonder Was Not Yet Over

2019-22, Oil on Italian Linen, 120 x 100cm

As the largest and most powerful publisher in history, Facebook has already changed the course of history from the way elections are run to the way information is consumed. 

To maximise engagement, users are fed posts for which they have already shown a preference. This creates a feedback loop that gives the user the impression that no matter what quirk or predilection, they are not alone. Every voice appears equal. Valid. A ready audience for any subject. 

Except nipples. What the fuck? There’s a huge gulf between censoring hate speech and nipples. Especially on artworks which have existed in the public realm for hundreds of years. Would could have predicted that this would be the consequence of handing all the power in the world to a nerd who was never breast fed.