25 Years of ‘Naked’ PETA Ads Will Be on Exhibit at Philadelphia Art Gallery
For Immediate Release:
November 3, 2014
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
Starting December 3, Twenty-Two Gallery in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square will offer an eyeful of Hollywood hotties in the buff—including Olivia Munn, Pamela Anderson, Taraji P. Henson, Kim Basinger, Christina Applegate, and Alicia Silverstone—in the unique exhibit Naked Ambition: 25 Years of PETA’s Sexy Celebrity Ads.
What: Naked Ambition: 25 Years of PETA’s Sexy Celebrity Ads
Where: Twenty-Two Gallery, 236 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia
When: Wednesday, December 3–Sunday, December 7 (The opening reception will be held on December 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.)
PETA’s iconic “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign was launched by The Go-Go’s in the late ’80s and has since featured celebrities such as Christy Turlington, Wendy Williams, Melissa Etheridge, Elisabetta Canalis, and many others. Stars have stripped down in support of PETA’s other campaigns, too, appearing in blue and green bodypaint (Maggie Q) to resemble the Earth in order to promote eco-friendly vegan eating or as a tiger (TLC’s Chilli) to speak out against the abuse of animals in circuses. Others have worn nothing but strategically placed lettuce leaves à la Tia Mowry or colorful tattoos for our “Ink, Not Mink” series, including Steve-O and Tim Howard. It’s all in support of PETA’s motto: “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way.”
