Robbie Cooper’s Art-Porn Project

SEXTUBE // Who doesn’t like porn? Outside of the queer-elite bubbles of New York, masturbation remains an untouchable subject. And this is why video artist Robbie Cooper’s latest work — commissioned by Wallpaper.com — is both unsettling and relevant. Part of a larger “immersion” video series — which you can read about on the artist’s blog, Cooper splices interviews of “porn aficionados” with shots of the subjects as they orgasm to their favorite pornographic images/videos.

Our biggest takeaway?

1. People look crazy when they’re cuming.
2. Pornography is fascinating.
3. Side ponytails remain a tragic, tragic mistake.

NSFW // FULL 18 MIN VIDEO AFTER THE FOLD.

In a film of startling power and unsettling intimacy – produced exclusively for wallpaper.com – video artist and photographer Robbie Cooper shoots back at active porn aficionados lost in ecstatic release and hears how their passion developed. Be aware that this is not easy titillation and some of you may find the footage shocking. But the film does throw up any number of questions about voyeurism and exhibitionism and makes clear the incredible nakedness of the solo sex act.

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