Acupuncture in Popular Culture: 99 Needles

She. Herself. Naked.’: The Art of He Chengyao

From The China Blog of New York Times
By Didi Kirsten Tatlow

 

Wearing only underpants, He Chengyao faces the camera, the long acupuncture needles sticking out of her body making her look somewhat like a human porcupine. The performance art piece, now a video and a photograph, is titled “99 Needles.”

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For He Chengyao’s artwork, 99 Needles, displayed in Brooklyn Museum, click here.