Peter Weibel "Tap and Touchcinema" 1968

This piece stood out the most to me and probably for a lot of the other students as well. I consider it absolutely degrading. I do not really care if it is for "art's sake." How come Peter Weibel didn't make show his sexual freedom by putting his own genitals in a box for everyone to feel? I guess it would look like he was crazy and he would probably get arrested immediately, but still, I do not understand what statement he is trying to make unless he was doing a tap and touchcinema for both sexes. It was disgusting to look at the faces of the men who were touching the woman. It was as if they did not even think about how this was making the woman feel or how they were being perceived as males. Although, Valie Export is considering her performance art, I do not believe that this shows some sort of sexual freedom, even for that period of time. I am trying to wrap my head around it and be open, but it just seems like too much. If she wanted to express sexual freedom then it would not just be contained in a box where your boobs could be felt up. I think sexual freedom is goes way beyond that. And I understand that it is open to the public, which takes away this idea of voyeurism, but it does not feel right to me. Maybe I will be able to discuss this better in class when we are all bringing up our opinions.