Artist Cancels Exhibit of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton’s Nude Photos

Jennifer Lawrence’s hacked nude photos won’t be featured in an art exhibit after all. Artist XVALA has cancelled the controversial celebrity nude photos exhibit following a public outcry.

XVALA had planned to display the hacked images of Lawrence, Kate Upton, Victoria Justice and dozens of other female celebrities on his proposed exhibit “No Delete,” which is part of his ongoing 7-year “Fear Google Campaign.”

The exhibit will be held at the Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CACA) in Florida in October.

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The announcement of the planned exhibit has prompted public outrage, with critics lashing out at the artist for his alleged disregard of the victims’ privacy and exploitation of the women.

The legality of the nude photos’ exhibit could also be a problem for the artist and gallery owner Cory Allen. Lawrence’s representatives have said they will prosecute anyone who spread her stolen private pictures, while Upton’s publicist said that they will pursue anyone duplicating her photos to the fullest extent of the law.

XVALA has now conceded to the public outrage over his plans to feature the hacked photos. He will not be showing the images anymore, but not because of legal threats.

“It wasn’t just about being ‘hacked’ images anymore, but now presented in the media as stolen property,” the artist said in a press statement. “People were identifying with Jennifer Lawrence’s and Kate Upton’s victimisation, much more than I had anticipated, which is powerfully persuasive.”

He added that the public’s response to the cancellation of the event wasn’t just about invasion of privacy, but more of an issue of exploitation of women.

“The concept was always about self-examination in our current culture. Why we feel the need to know and cross the lines of other individual’s privacy,” he said, adding that he decided to turn the focus on an individual’s privacy.

“No Delete” will still go on without Lawrence’s nude photos on October 30 in St Petersburg, Florida.