In 1989, performance artist Rick Gibson approached the Pitt Gallery with a proposal: that he would “eat a human testicle” in the Gallery. Below is an excerpt from Rick Gibson’s “A Cannibal in Canada” press release, used with permission from the artist. For more information and photos of the performance, visit: https://rickgibson.net/o030-testiclevancouver.html
In the summer of 1989, I left London and returned to Vancouver where I renewed my relationship with the Pitt Art Gallery. During one gallery visit I pitched the idea of eating a slice of human testicle in the gallery. The selection committee approved the idea and suggested that I make the party snack in the art gallery, and then walk into downtown Vancouver to eat it in public.
However, just as the event started, it was stopped by the police…”