Brooklyn Artist to Give Birth in Public, as Performance Art

Birth is both intensely private and unnervingly public, as nurses and doctors march in and out of a woman's hospital room, poking, prying, checking. There can be — shhh — poop involved. And, of course, the vagina — which most women have spent their lives covering up — plays a starring role.

Now comes Marni Kotak, who intends to elevate the private-public dichotomy to a new level, giving birth to her first child in Brooklyn. In an art gallery. Where you can watch

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