forms of revolt

Near the end of her piece, Kristeva states " It is not so much in the world of action that this revolt is realized but rather in that of psychical life and its social manifestations (writing, thought, art)" (10). She acknowledges the various ways in which we are capable of revolting - writing, thought or art. Last year, in May, an artist by the name of Deborah de Robertis performed  in front of Courbet's painting "L'Origine du Monde". She was "dressed in a gold sequin dress, exposing her vagina while the museum's security guards crowding around her and usher cheering visitors out of the gallery" (artnet news). She was attempting to revolt against, not only the painting itself that shields the vagina (although it attempts to make a statement regarding the female anatomy), but the societal view of the female body. During her performance, the words "Je suis l'origine, je suis toutes les femmes, tu ne m'as pas vue, je veux que tu me reconnaisses, vierge comme l'eau, creatrice du sperme" (I am the origin. I am all women. You have not seen me. I want you to recognize me. Virgin like water. The creator of sperm") along with the piece "Ava Maria". As she sat there, revealing her vagina, there are positive and negative reactions/ people are clapping in awe of her performance and her strength while others (mostly guards) are trying to shield her from the public view.

(Here is a link if anyone is interested in watching her performance - http://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-enacts-origin-of-the-world-at-musee-dorsay-and-yes-that-means-what-you-think-35011).

For me, art serves as one of the most deliberate ways in which we can exemplify conflict or struggle. Art can take on many forms - music, visual art, dance, etc.. Kristeva further explains that the "culture of the image, the culture of words, the narrative and the place it reserves" is in it of itself a form of "minimal revolt". If we change the culture of images, as Deborah de Robertis does in her performance, will people come to an understanding?