𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑨𝑼𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑻𝒀 𝑻𝑶 𝑹𝑬𝑮𝑼𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑿𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑳𝒀 𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑺

This piece of video art embodies the sovereignty of cryptoart, thriving outside the grasp of a state legislature that attempts to govern gender and sexuality. By enacting the core principles of cryptocurrency, “RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES” highlights the power of cryptoart to create and embody alternative systems of value that exist independently of regimes. It serves as a defiant statement against the infringement of trans individual’s rights. In “RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES” the artists intentionally play with: a) iconography: questioning the role of viewership, gatekeeping, consumption, and control b) progress: interrogating industrialization and commodification as phallic by-products c) body: commodified, realistic, sacrificed, vilified, hypersexualized, and targeted d) religion and masculinity: from architecture to technology, what role does masculinity play in each part of the image? “RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES” is Part Three of Sex & Speculation, a video art collaboration series aimed at increasing the social and fiscal value of non- male artwork within cryptoart. “RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES” is curated within the ClitSplash Erotika Volume II collection and will be on exhibit at MadArts in Dania Beach, Florida on June 2nd and 3rd to kick off Pride month.