The woman with the mattress: the radical, rage-fuelled history of anti-rape art

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What happened

A performance piece from 2014 has gone viral in response to an allegation of rape at Cornell University.

But with such defiant pieces stretching back hundreds of years, will things ever change?

Key facts

  • A performance piece from 2014 has gone viral in response to an allegation of rape at Cornell University.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:19:35 UTC.

Why it matters

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  1. The woman with the mattress: the radical, rage-fuelled history of anti-rape art

  2. Andrew Scott Welcomes ‘Heated Rivalry,’ But Feels “Troubled” by Those Who “Don’t Want to See” Painful Queer History

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