Marilyn Minter and Xaviera Simmons Talk Art, Sex, and American Democracy

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Marilyn Minter and Xaviera Simmons Talk Art, Sex, and American Democracy

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Artists Marilyn Minter and Xaviera Simmons both have solo shows up in New York this month. We invited them to chat with Hyperallergic's editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian about sex, art, gender inequality, Planned Parenthood, and the election.

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A weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world with host Hrag Vartanian, cofounder and editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic.

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Marilyn Minter and Xaviera Simmons Talk Art, Sex, and American Democracy

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