“An Undercurrent Of Pigginess”

So says Kira O'Reilly, a 'performance artist' of her newest piece of work, called Inthewrongplaceness. It is described as a 'slow crushing dance with a pig for one at a time'. For four hours, one visitor at a time  will be able to see Ms. O'Reilly dance, in a crushingly slow fashion, with a pig for a maximum of 10 minutes. Ms. O'Reilly's costar is quite dead, and Ms. O'Reilly is quite naked for the entire performance.

PETA is calling it quite sick.

Kira O'Reilly's show, called "Inthewrongplaceness" will be performed at the Newlyn Art Gallery in Penzance, southwest England, later on Friday.

James Green, the gallery's director, defended the show, saying that the audience would be controlled, with one person at a time watching the performance for up to 10 minutes each.

"In terms of the gallery's view, we feel very strongly that we should provide audiences in the region with opportunities to see the kind of works that they have to go to London to experience," he told Reuters

He added that the gallery "had not received a single direct complaint" about the planned show, one of several live performances making up the Tract live art programme.

But a spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called the performance "sick".

"As Miss O'Reilly seems to depend on the shock of using a murdered pig as a prop, perhaps lacking the talent to make it as a proper artist, may we suggest she take up a day job instead to pay the bills," she said. "Cruelty is not entertainment."

The Daily Mail also has a story on the artistic triumph, such as it is. With pictures. In case anyone wants to ogle the stars of the show. They also have the fun fact that British tax money is funding the romp with dead critters. Oh, and  that Ms. O'Reilly cuts her costar as part of the act.

The performance will see the artist sit in a disused social club designed to look like a bedroom, surrounded by props including flowers and a plastic swan.

She will spend four hours with the dead pig - bought from a local abattoir - in her arms.

She wrote on the gallery's website: 'When I cut pig I have an urge to delve both hands into the belly, to meld into her warm flesh, my blood and her blood.'

Miss O'Reilly's fee for the performance is thought to have been drawn from £30,000 given to the gallery by the Arts Council England.

Regular Mona Lisa, isn't it?