Hanky Panky (painting)
| Hanky Panky | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kent Monkman |
| Year | 2020 |
| Medium | Painting |
| Subject | Justin Trudeau |
Hanky Panky is a 2020 painting by Two-spirit Cree artist Kent Monkman. It depicts a laughing group of Cree women as they watch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Monkman's alter ego Miss Chief Share Eagle Testickle prepare for consensual[1] anal fisting,[2] while past Canadian leaders look on.[2][1] Kent Monkman generated controversy by suggesting that the scene was a consensual act[1] by including a reference to the hanky code.[3][4]
In 2020, Hanky Panky was purchased by Canadian lawyer and author Howard Levitt, who wrote a column in the National Post about his decision to purchase the painting.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Artist Kent Monkman's painting of partially nude Trudeau with laughing women creates uproar online". CBC. 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b "The Provocations of Kent Monkman". The New Republic. 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Kent Monkman's rash new painting Hanky Panky is simplistic and incongruous with his stated intentions". Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Cree artist Kent Monkman is famous for scenes depicting violence against Indigenous people. He caused social-media storm with new painting Hanky Panky". Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Levitt, Howard (30 May 2020). "Why I couldn't resist buying Monkman's notorious 'Hanky Panky' painting". National Post. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 14 July 2023.