“This is a bizarre practice which suggests that one is better than another and it has got to stop. Taste in nothing is universal and any desire for 'homogyny' could be very misguided. It’s time our society grew up around these issues and I’m certain that art has a role to play”

The Great Wall of Vagina, which appeared on Channel 4’s programme The Perfect Vagina, makes for fascinating and revealing viewing which is a far cry from pornography. It is not erotic art. It is not about titillation. McCartney has pulled off an amazing trick, to deliberately make the sexual nonsexual and take you much deeper. One is able to stare without shame but in wonder and amazement at this exposé of human variety.

For the first time for many women they will be able to see their own genitals in relation to other women's. In doing so they may dispel many misconceptions they may have been carrying about what women look like 'down there'. The sculpture is serene and intricate and it works on many levels. To allow as many people as possible to see it a UK tour is planned for later in the year.

“If this sculpture helps just one woman decide not to proceed with unnecessary plastic surgery on their genitals then it will have succeeded.”

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