art = a game of one upsmanship, name dropping, and being more quick to term your detractors vulgar before they term you vulgar.

Oh, and getting public money to do it.

I learned nothing about dildos in Ruthie Newman's art history class. No fair!

the title for Lynda's dildos should be "double standard"

When I worked at the Armory Center for the arts in Pasadena, they had a huge stash of old Artforums awaiting dismemberment for collage class. about 20 years worth.

I hauled from home a stash of something, Southwest art I think, and traded these off for the AF's. Every issue was there but that damned November 1974 issue.

I remember that photo with Lynda Benglis, she was absolutely naked except for a pair of cat’s-eye sunglasses and the earring with diamond. I remember her oiled sexy body and her stylish moussed hair. She was holding a huge double-ended dildo extended from her own genitals. Great work!