Jockstrap
Dublin Core
Title
Jockstrap
Subject
Jockstrap
Description
In this instillation, interdisciplinary artist Ben Cuevas knits a jockstrap while sitting nude in a men's locker room. Embracing frameworks of embodiment and softness, Cuevas' performance critiques the gender binary by engaging in a feminized form of labor in a masculine-coded space.
Creator
Ben Cuevas
Source
First performed at the Queer Biennial exhibition, at the Hotel Gaythering, in conjunction with Art Basel Miami
Date
2014
Format
Performance art instillation; overall dimensions vary
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URL
http://bencuevas.com/jockstrap
Collection
Citation
Ben Cuevas, “Jockstrap,” Objects as Texts Exhibit, accessed June 15, 2026, https://ikearns.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/items/show/12.