more from THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION…this series of four
photographs (which folds out as a “quartet” in the center of the
artbook) is possibly my favorite of the lot…though it’s hard to pick.
but everything is here, all the themes of the album: attachment, grief,
release, motherhood, miscarriage, abortion…joy….freedom manifest. i
just finished writing a long section of the introduction where i delve
into this shoot day in particular, and how incredibly therapeutic and healing it was - because i had the right collaborators. ART ART ART.
also: BOSTON AND NEW YORK have sold about a thousand tickets…please
don’t delay in getting your seats for spring. they will be gone. i want
you to come. photos: kahn & selesknick,
make-up: regina harris. patrons have until dec 31 to order the hardback
edition of the artbook, then they’re all gone - and a lot of this
artwork is used in the LP and CD packaging. softback edition and larger
prints will come soon. http://nointermission.amandapalmer.net
“Final crop of my piece, “Luscious and Venomous” 24x30 oil on Linen. Scroll through to see a bunch of the steps I took in making this painting :) If you have any interest or questions about the show, or any of the work, please contact @havengallery.”
to say that i’m “disappointed” by the recent puritan tumblr crack-down on nudity is an understatement. i’m crushed. for many years, while twitter, facebook, instragram and patreon became more and more tight-wound, i always found tumblr a safe haven to post my free & joyful naked art and photos.
i don’t know what kind of world we are coming to - in 2018 - when the naked female body really causes so much distress because people are so afraid of the power it represents.
i was so, so, so excited to post my non-censored album cover here today.
i’ve been working on this album, which is titled THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION - for six years, and the album cover, which is full frontal, wasn’t chosen randomly. i knew i’d have to censor it in certain places.
since my last album came out in 2012 (that was “theatre is evil”, my infamous kickstarter record), i’ve been through a lot. i did a TED talk, i wrote a best-selling boo, i had an abortion, i had a son, i moved to the woods, i lost my very best friend to cancer, i had a miscarriage on christmas day shortly after, i watched trump march into the white house, and then i watched brett kavanaugh march into the supreme court.
but all this time, women were marching. louder and louder. i watched women all over the globe light fires in one another’s hearts and brains. i watched women step up and bravely, shamelessly, graphically tell their truths.
THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
when women are brave and shameless, we are unstoppable.
i am shameless.
i have no shame.
when did that become an insult, to be “shameless”?
WHO WANTS SHAME?
FUCK SHAME.
this record contains 10 of the most honest, vulnerable, funny, sad, dark, and (definitely) shameless songs i’ve ever written. the production is drum-tight, with very few drums: it’s mostly piano and ukulele with a smattering of other instruments, but it’s raw AF.
you can see the full cover, order the record, get tour tickets, etc, here on my website. the first single i dropped is also up there. go listen. the full album drops march 8th and the US/CANADA tour is on sale now.
We all have seen the Tumblr communicate about forbidding nsfw blogs or those which have âadultâ posts.
They think it wonât cause them any harm, but we are a really big part of the community. Letâs act and tell the staff that tumblr will slowly die after taking this decision. Follow these steps:
First of all, REBLOG THIS POST, so any NSFW blog can post and see it.
Give tumblr the worst mark at the App Store or Play Store
Write a negative comment about how theyâre banning accounts and censoring the freedom of expression.
Purpose as a comment below a new site to move as a NSFW community.
If you do this before the 17 of December, we can change this decision. Letâs make the staff hear us. Make tumblr great again, a free place for free minds and free content!!
(Edit â In the coming days, if Tumblr doesnât change itâs mind, Iâll make a new post to discuss the new platform we should ALL move as the former NSFW Tumblr community.)
Personally, I enjoyed every single moment here at tumblr, and I appreciate everyone of my followers and blogs that I follow. If they delete my account⌠It was a pleasure to know you all. But we can still change this!!!
Tumblr wants to take away all adult content on the platform, abandoning a large majority of it’s userbase which uses the site for this exact matter. Please sign the above petition if you would like to keep tumblr the way it is. They need to be shown that they will lose a HUGE amount of their traffic if they’re too carry this through.
With the recent change in Tumblr’s policy on nudity many creators (and visitors) are looking for an alternative platform to keep on going.
I have listed alternative platforms which came to my mind and did some basic research to help you to make an educated choice.
What made tumblr attractive in the past was a unique combination of
a large user base, which both provides plenty of new content and people eager to look/like/reblog it (in other words: A large audience to the creators work)
Liberal rules on nudity
Wed and mobile application
No costs
This combination is hard to find again.
My verdicts are for now:
Ello or deviantArt for creators who wnt to share their work among other creators
Vero for people who are essentially looking for a “nsfw-Instagram”
VK.com: For the adventurous
500px: I want to post or view really good photographed breasts
Flickr: I just ant du dump all my hotos somewhere to share it by link
Artfolio, Website: I need a “business card” to share by link
I personally will focus on Ello, Vero and my own website. Let me know if you are in
Ello
Description/Claim: “The Creators Network”. Ello
is a global community of artists dedicated to creative excellence. Built by
artists, for artists
Policy on Nudity: If you regularly post
adult-oriented content, otherwise deemed NSFW, please respect those in our community
that do not wish to see it by flagging your profile Not Safe for Work (NSFW).
Other: Ello claims several notable distinguishing
intentions as a social network: never sell user data to advertisers or third
parties, never show advertisements, and not enforce a real-name policy.
Vero
Description/Claim: Vero is a social network for
anyone who loves anything enough to share it – and wants control over who they
share it with. Just like we do in real life.
Description/Claim: Bleed and Breed Art - We are
where art starts, but that’s only the beginning. We are the movement for the
liberation of creative expression. We believe that art is for everyone, and
we’re creating the cultural context for how it is created, discovered, and
shared.
Other: User Interface created in early ’90 as it
seems
Vk.com
Description/Claim: VK (short for its original
name VKontakte; Russian: ВКонта́кте, meaning InContact) is a Russian online
social media and social networking service.
Type Of Service: Facebook-Like
Address: VK.com
Costs: Free / Advertisement based
Number of Users: > 100 million (>95% Russian)
Mobile Client: Available
Web Client: Not Available (?)
Main Language: Russian
Policy On Nudity: Liberal, details unknown
Main Language: Russian
Other: Owned by Mail.ru which has strong ties to
Russian government
500px
Description/Claim: The community for passionate
photographers. Join over 15 million photographers from 195 countries to
discover and share incredible photos, gain global exposure, and get paid for
your work and skills.
Policy On Nudity: [It is forbidden] To post […]
any Visual Content or Communications that are libelous, defamatory, obscene,
pornographic, abusive, offensive, profane, or that infringes any copyright or
other right of any person
Other: Initially Russian-owned, now Chinese.
Knowing for banning users without warning or explanation
Flickr
Description/Claim: We want to help people make
their photos available to the people who matter to them.
Policy On Nudity: Liberal, But restricted in Germany
(?): After further researching our available options, we decided to adjust our
policy in Germany to enable pictures rated as “moderate” to be visible for our
users starting today. We’ve received plenty of feedback from our members on
this and hopefully this change helps address some of the desires expressed
while still complying with legal requirements regarding age verification.
Used to be owned by Yahoo (former owner of
Tumblr), now sold to SmugMug
Artfolio, Patreon, Own Website…
Description/Claim: Showcase your work
Type Of Service: Portfolio/Homepage
Address: …what you make of it
Costs: Subscription
Number of Users: Next to zero – unless you run
some serious marketing or are very well known
Mobile Client: Not Available
Web Client: Available
Main Language: Your Choice
Policy On Nudity: Your Policy – but has to obey
the law
Other: Beyond tightening provisions around hate
speech and illegal content, Patreon essentially banned sex workers and adult
content of a sexual nature as of October 2018.
FetLife, JoyClub
Description/Claim: Follow your Kinks
Type Of Service: Social networks, focused on
Sex/fetish
Address: fetlife.com/joyclub.de
Costs: Subscription
Number of Users: > 2 Million each
Mobile Client: Not Available
Web Client: Available
Main Language: English, German
Policy On Nudity: Very relaxed
Other: Focus is not on photography but on
Sex/fetish/porn
ModelMahem, PurplePort, ModelKartei
Description/Claim: Social Networks focused on
Modelling/Photography
Type Of Service: Social networks, focused on
Modelling/Photography
Giethoorn in Netherlands has no roads or any modern transportation at all, only canals. Well, and 176 bridges too. Tourists have to leave their cars outside of the village and travel here by foot or boat by. So you can probably imagine how peaceful it is here.
