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Illma Gore

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Illma Gore
BornAshley Illma Gore
(1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 32)
Brisbane, Australia
💼 Occupation
Known for
Patrons Maddox Gallery, SXSW - MTV, Ruby Rose, Frances Cobain, Museum of Prohibited Art

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Ashley Illma Gore, also known as Illma Gore, is an Australian-American artist, who lives and works in Los Angeles as a gender fluid and feminist performance artist.

Gore’s work is based around political topics and has a central theme around the human body.[1] Gore has gained international attention for her artwork, particularly her portrait of former US President Donald Trump, which was censored by several social media platforms and was slapped with a DMCA copyright suit via Facebook [2]. Gore was featured in docuemtentary film The Cleaners. The film presents a mix of censored documented material featuring expert interviews with Sarah T. Roberts, David Kaye, Tristan Harris, Antonio García Martínez as well as artists including Sabo were also interviewed for Cleaners.

Gores art has been featured in exhibitions in the United States[3], Australia[4], and Europe. [5] Her artwork has been covered by a variety of media outlets, including CNN, The Guardian, and The Independent.[6][7][8]

Gore has also been involved in various controversies and social justice initiatives, including helping the Japan Women's March [9] and raising awareness about domestic violence and changing laws around the statute of limitations and coercive control with the Phoenix Act.[10] This work is featured in HBO's Phoenix Rising Documentary TV series.

Early Career 2013–2017[edit]

In 2013 Gore protested topless for LGBTQAI+ rights in Australia. With the words ‘my shirt didn't match my rights’ written on her bare back, in protest to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s comment, ‘I am not somebody who wishes to see radical change made on the fashion of the moment.’[11]

Announcing her plans to bare her breasts on Facebook, Illma wrote: ‘For a radical statement, I give you a radical response. Today, as an artist and as a homosexual, I will skate through Brisbane topless and well, I guess today my shirt didn’t match my rights.’

‘I wanted to convey a message that revealed its ignorance,’ she said.[12]

In 2015, Gore sold advertising space on her own body for $10 per square inch, calling it the "Human Canvas" project.[13]

In September 2016, Gore made ‘Make America Great Again’ a painting of Donald Trump nude with a small penis, the presidential candidate referenced his hand size on a national debate the same week the piece went viral.[14] The piece is often referred to as the antithesis to Shepard Fairies Hope artwork of Barak Obama and the piece that mattered in the 2016 presidential election.[15]

The Naked Donald Trump portrait attracted bids of over $100,000 at auction and was acclaimed by New Yorkers famous art critic Jerry Saltz said "The art world has your back all the way Illma Keep up the strong 👊👊👊👊👊 work. So far you are the Shepard Fairey of this cycle - but much better."[16]

An activist art group INDECLINE used Gores work as a reference and erected statues of the naked Trump piece called The Emperor has no balls all over America.[17]

Gore was allegedly attacked by a Trump supporter near her home.[18]

In 2017 Illma painted "Rise Up Thy Young Blood" which was a controversial art installation that featured a recreation of the American flag made entirely out of donated blood. [19] The installation was created in collaboration with activist group INDECLINE, and was exhibited at the Samuel Freeman Gallery in Los Angeles.

The installation was accompanied by a blood drive, in which donors were invited to contribute to the artwork by giving blood. None of the blood was tested, and Gore wore no protection while working."If I'm asking people to give blood, I'm not then going to stigmatise it and put gloves on," she said. [19]

A local religious group objected to the use of blood in the installation. However, the artist defended the work.[20][20][21]

2018 – present[edit]

In 2019, Gore made an artwork titled "Loo-uis Vuitton," a fully functional toilet covered in Louis Vuitton monogrammed leather. The artwork was created in collaboration with online luxury resale platform Tradesy.[22]

Loouis Vuitton Toilet by Illma Gore

The toilet was listed for sale on Tradesy for $100,000, but the listing was eventually removed due to its controversial nature and LVMH lawyers requesting the art-piece be removed from the site.[23]

Singer Katherine McPhee attended the opening in Santa Monica, Kim Kardashian also expressed interest for the artwork on The Real TV show giving the piece a 'Kim-yay'[24].George Takei posted the piece on his social media [25] and music icon Rihanna also posted the artwork on Instagram. [26]

In 2020 Illma Gore worked on the Phoenix Act passing laws in New York, California, and New Hampshire. Gores legislative work is featured on HBO TV Series Phoenix Rising and debuted at Sundance in 2022.

Personal Life[edit]

Illma Gore who is a gender fluid artist [27] dated Actress Evan Rachel Wood. Actress Ruby Rose has worked with Illma Gore on art projects[28]

Frances Cobain worked with Gore vandalising her Marc Jacobs Billboard campaign[29]

Controversy[edit]

Gore has denied accusations that she coerced a woman to allege abuse against Marilyn Manson. Manson sued Evan Rachel Wood and Gore for defamation over what he calls the 'malicious' and 'false' sexual abuse allegations they have made against him. In late September 2022 in court Mansons attorney said that Gore had used an allegedly forged FBI letter to recruit other women into accusing his client. Gore has denied Manson's claims and said she was reaching out to his exes and women who faced domestic violence for the HBO documentary Phoenix Rising.

Early life[edit]

Ashley Illma Gore was born in Brisbane, Australia to Michael Grahame Gore and Karen Margerette Venron. Michael was a financier and resort developer who became known for his Sanctuary Cove project. He was born on August 22, 1941 in North Sydney to Allan George Gore and Ilma Mary Daniels. After attending St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in 1956, he went on to have a variety of jobs before becoming a service station proprietor and motor mechanic at Greenacre. He was also a prominent motor-racing driver and vocal advocate for drivers and known for his large clever advertising campaigns. He married Lynette Mary Hemmy in 1964 but later divorced her and married Jennifer Jean Parker in 1977. He was a leader of the so-called ‘white-shoe brigade’ on the Gold Coast, attracted by the pro-development policies of the premier, (Sir) Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Gore's Sanctuary Cove project received much assistance from the State government, including a bridge linking the site to the Gold Coast, a $10.16 million loan underwritten by the government, and its own legislation, the Sanctuary Cove Resort Act 1985. Despite allegations of cronyism, Gore shrugged them off and even promoted the ‘Joh for Canberra’ push. In January 1988, he launched Sanctuary Cove with a $16 million, five-day extravaganza with Frank Sinatra and Whitney Houston opening. However, he was burdened by debt and tax liabilities, leading him to sell his half-share of the resort in 1988. He moved to Vancouver, Canada, in 1992 for a financial exile and died of a heart attack on December 16, 1994. Mike Gore is credited with elevating tourism to the Gold Coast and putting it on the world map. Karen Margeret Gore died on December 16, 2009 leaving their twin daughters orphaned. [30][31]

In an interview Illma Gores high school art teacher Lesley Smitheringale, who taught art to young Illma in an email she called Illma "quite talented and a lovely, polite girl."[32]

Positive[edit]

Jerry Saltz is a prominent Pulitzer Prize winning art critic who writes for New York magazine, and he has written extensively about contemporary art and artists. Saltz praised Gore's work posting it many times to his social media and saying "The art world has your back all the way Illma Keep up the strong 👊👊👊👊👊 work. So far you are the Shepard Fairey of this cycle - but much better."[16]

Negative[edit]

There has been equally vehement opposition to Gore's work. Of Gore's work, the Young Turks hosts, Cenk Uygur, expressed the following: "I don't think of it as art .. She will regret this".[33]

Another person paid money and got "I'm a stupid cunt" tattooed on Gore's Human Canvas Artwork.[34]

Buzzfeed also ran an article referencing Gore's work titled Peoples Tattoos Who Make Us Give Up On 2015 Already.[35]

Art[edit]

Gores works include:

  • My Shirt Didn't Match My Rights (2013), a topless protest.[12]
  • Untitled Live Stream Piece (2014), A youtube livestream where Gore painted the suggestions of the viewers[36]
  • The Human Canvas (2015) Gore sold her body via Kickstarter to strangers who could tattoo whatever they wanted onto her body[37]
  • The American Dream (2015) A white picket fence built in a hotel room erected on the USA/Mexico Border[38]
  • Make America Great Again (2016), An image of Donald Trump nude with a small penis.[18]
  • The Cleaners (2017),The Cleaners The film presents a mix of documented material featuring expert interviews.
  • Rise Up Thy Young Blood (2017), a recreation of the American flag made entirely out of donated blood.[19]
  • MTV SXSW ELECT THIS CAMPAIGN (2017), Virtual Reality Exhibit[39]
  • Steve Buscemi Series (2017), 30 pieces of Steve Buscemi[40]
  • Looius Vuitton Toilet, (2019). a fully-functional toilet made of ripped up Louis Vuitton bags and leather[22]
  • Phoenix Rising (2022), HBO television series documenting lobbyist efforts surrounding The Phoenix Act laws around the statute of limitations and coercive control.[10] This work is featured in HBO's Phoenix Rising documentary.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Feminine Moments Illma Gore". Feminine Moments. January 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ Greenfield, Patrick (17 April 2016). "Artist threatened with lawsuits if she sells nude Donald Trump painting" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Martens, Annie (January 12, 2017). "Face Fears Come Together". Artillery Mag. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ↑ Conway, Suzzanah (April 14, 2023). "Street Art Finding It's Mark in Outdoor Festival". Arts Hub. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. ↑ Sheppard, Jack (April 2, 2016). "Naked Donald Trump Painting Censored in the US To Go On Display in UK Gallery". The Independant.
  6. ↑ Hooton, Christopher (January 26, 2017). "Artist who painted nude Trump portrait claims she was punched by a supporter". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. ↑ Tan, Yvette (January 26, 2017). "The artist behind the 'Naked Trump' painting says she was attacked by a Trump supporter". CNN. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  8. ↑ Higgins, Charlotte (April 10, 2016). "Naked Donald Trump portrait attracts bids of over $100,000 at auction". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  9. ↑ MOSCATELLO, CAITLIN (January 21, 2017). "While You Were Sleeping, Women Marched in Tokyo". Elle. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Phartoon, Patrika (March 24, 2023). "A Year After Phoenix Rising No Charges Pressed on Marilyn Manson". Ticket Fairy. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  11. ↑ "Tony Abbott on Gay Rights". 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Women Go Topless for Equal Rights". Lip Mag. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  13. ↑ "Artist Sells Ad Space on Her Body for $10 an Inch". The Guardian. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  14. ↑ "The Artist Behind This Election's Most Controversial Image Is Back For Voting Day". Huff Post. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  15. ↑ Davis, Ben (November 3, 2016). "The Art That Mattered in the 2016 Presidential Election". ArtNet. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Saltz, Jerry (August 8, 2016). "Naked Donald Trump Statue Appears". Twitter.
  17. ↑ Bob, Larry (August 8, 2016). "Naked Donald Trump Statue Appears". SFIST. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "If Anyone Is Going to be Threatened By A Tiny Penis it's Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Artists Protest Trump With Bloody Mural". CNN. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Artists Protest Trump With Bloody Mural". ABC7. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  21. ↑ "Unusual Protest". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "The Ultimate Bathroom Accessory". Vogue. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  23. ↑ "Golden Toilet Covered in louis Vuitton". Vogue. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  24. ↑ "Kim Kardashian Plays Kim-Yay or Kim-Nay!". The Real Talk Show. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  25. ↑ "Golden Toilet Covered in louis Vuitton". Facebook George Takei. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  26. ↑ "Rihanna Wants A Louis Vuitton Toilet for Christmas". Harpers Bazaar. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  27. ↑ "What Does Gender Fluid Mean". Pop Sugar. 4 September 2019.
  28. ↑ "RUBY ROSE x ILLMA GORE "MODERN JOSE" MURAL TOUCHES ON OBJECTIFYING WOMEN". Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  29. ↑ "Frances bean cobain tagged her own marc jacobs billboard". i-d Vice. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  30. ↑ "Gore, Michael Graham (Mike) (1941–1994)". Australian Dictionary of Biography EDU.
  31. ↑ "Twins Need Help". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  32. ↑ "The Artist Who Famously Emasculated Trump Is Now Painting With Your Blood". Narratively. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  33. ↑ Saltz, Jerry (August 8, 2013). "TYT Human Canvas Tattoo me" – via YouTube.
  34. ↑ Chen, Tanya (August 8, 2015). "Human Canvas Project". BuzzFeed.
  35. ↑ James, Richard (March 11, 2015). "TYT Human Canvas Tattoo me". BuzzFeed.
  36. ↑ Berlin. "Watch Artist Illma Gore Go Nuts For Tech". spk-berlin.de. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  37. ↑ Emelife, Aindrea (20 January 2015). "My Bod is Yours". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  38. ↑ "The Trump micro-penis artist has another message for Donald". Mashable. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  39. ↑ "Artists Protest at SXSW". MTV. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  40. ↑ "Artist is Churning Out Steve Buscemi Pieces For Election Day". Vice. Retrieved 2017-04-16.

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