Megumi Igarashi News & Updates

Vagina Kayak Artist, Awaiting Trial on Obscenity Charges, Defies Japan’s Entrenched Sexism

Last July, Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi created and uploaded a 3D scan of her vagina that subsequ...

Aug 26, 2015 • Artnet

‘Vagina Kayak’ Artist Megumi Igarashi Releases New Memoir

Margaret Cho calls her a 'one-woman revolution.' Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi, who calls herself ...

May 31, 2016 • Artnet

Japan artist on trial over vagina art says fighting for free expression

Megumi Igarashi, 43, was arrested last year after building a kayak with a top shaped like her vagina...

Apr 15, 2015 • Yahoo

'Vagina kayak' artist found guilty of obscenity in Japan

Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi shows small mascots shaped to represent a vagina at a press conferen...

May 10, 2016 • Mashable

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This weekend, a new museum opens in London dedicated to female genitalia – helping to lift a taboo...

Nov 14, 2016 • MutualArt.com

Artist Arrested for Designing a Kayak That Looks Like Her Vagina

Artist Megumi Igarashi looking happy in her vagina kayak. (Photo: Eigo Shimojo/Handout via Reuters) ...

May 11, 2016 • Yahoo

Japanese artist can keep 'vagina' kayak, but can't share it

Tokyo: On Tuesday, a Japanese court ruled a floating replica of artist Megumi Igarashi’s vagina wa...

May 11, 2016 • Mid Day

Japan court draws the artistic line at vagina data

TOKYO-- A Tokyo court ruled Monday that vagina-shaped objects created by a Japanese artist qualify a...

May 09, 2016 • CBS News

Vagina Kayak Artist Arrested Again for Titillating New Work

The Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi, who made waves by creating a kayak modeled on her vagina, has b...

Dec 04, 2014 • Artnet

Prosecutors Demand Fine from Vagina Kayak Artist in Tokyo Court

Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi appeared in Tokyo District Court on Monday, where prosecutors lobbie...

Jan 31, 2016 • Artnet