THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Caveat: all claims of the person who says they are the producer are suspect.
We’ve redacted names to protect the innocent.

That said: there really IS a Pronhub Nation installation art show.
What the hell was all the nonesense about 🤷‍♂.

(Oh, and Medium has emoji support apparently 👏.)

IT’S BEEN A FUN AND DUMB 24 HOURS

LA: Pornhub Nation (UPDATED)

Art, technology, and sex collide under the eye of the world’s biggest porn site

When: July 14 — Aug 11, 2018

Where:4067 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019

Price: $27

Tags: #ContentAdvisory, #ContactAdvisory, #AR, #Sex, #sexpositive, #bdsm, #particpatory, #art, #21+

Event Link

UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFO IN A SECOND PRODUCER’S STATEMENT and Content Advisories (SEE BELOW)

SECOND UPDATE: the producer who contacted us inititally has been let go, his farewell statement is at the bottom of the post, before the ContentAdvisories. We are reaching out to the primary sponsors of the event to see what the heck is going on. (Is this all an art prank? Maybe. But Union is booked out.)

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The first thing everyone I’ve talked to about this says is “is this for real” and the second thing is “this is insane.”

Pornhub: yes, THAT Pornhub, is putting on a multi-room immersive art show at Union nightclub in LA that they’re nicknaming “The 14th F*cktory.” In the listing that the producers sent us they write “yes, you WILL have sex at this attraction.”

Naturally, we asked what the hell they meant by that. Was it hyperbole or what?

Turns out there’s a double meaning of sorts. There are multiple levels of participation possible in the event.

For one there’s the art, including a VR installation where participants are encouraged to “hit Harvey Weinstein” with dildos. In VR. I mentioned the VR, yeah?

Then there’s a whole augmented reality thing which includes access to “branded bathrooms” where those so inclined can take care of their individual needs. If indeed one is inclined to do that and not just observe the augmented art.

Then there’s the option to indicate that you’re willing to hook up with other participants. Note that there will be no acts of intercourse at the primary location.

This isn’t entirely unprecedented territory, San Francisco’s Exotic Erotic Ball and Folsom Street Fair come to mind, but I want to be clear about a few things:

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First, this is a listing, not a review. We cover interactive and participatory art no matter where it takes us. The only value judgment we’re making here is “this is fucking fascinating.” Pun unavoidable.

We have followed our own published guidelines with regard to making safety based inquiries, and the producer has been pretty damn cooperative. We know that there are staff assigned to deal with any emergent issues. But do note: this is going to be a sexually charged environment. No one is going to be required to do anything they don’t want, but people are going to be encouraged to follow their desires. Things won’t be happening in the main space, but there’s no doubt people will have sex on the brain and some folks will be hitting on each other. If you’re not comfortable with that, this isn’t for you. The producer listed “No squares allowed! ;)” under “Other Content Advisories,” after all.

You’re all adults, so I leave it to you to determine what you are and aren’t comfortable with. If you have questions: ask them. Hit us up in the NoPro Slack forum or on Facebook and Twitter. Be smart and be safe. We’re not your parents but we ARE your friends and we want you to have fun safely, consensually, and without shame.

This is now the longest listing I’ve ever written. Read the producer’s listing below. No, really. Read it.

“Producer” Listing Follows

GET READY for the sexxxiest immersive experience L.A. has ever seen. We have figured out how to make everyone’s dream immersive ONE HUNDRED PERCENT LEGAL — and yes, you WILL have sex at this attraction — and yes — it will be MIND-BLOWING. We guarantee at least 1 CPH (cum per hour) for ALL attendants, or your ticket will be refunded. Porn Hub Nation is a fully sex-positive experience with attendants who are trained to cater to anyone and everyone on the spectrum of age, desires, genders, and sexualities. LA has never seen an immersive experience like this. For legal reasons, we must state that this is FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY — but when was the last time having an orgasm in front of strangers at the hottest site-specific interactive art installation in Los Angeles NOT entertaining? This is legal and we do not intend to get shut down — at least not before you get to come blow a crazy hot load all over the intricately-designed sets and talented performers. Immersive fans who have seen previews are calling it “The 14th F*cktory”. Tickets will sell fast. Get yours — and come get yours. ;)

Second “Producer’s” Statement (edited for format and lightly redacted for legal reasons)

RED LEVEL: As we cannot legally sell a ticket to have sex with performers, each ticket holder who chooses to engage in the top tier of interaction (anything goes) will be given a GREEN BELT to wear during their time at the exhibit. This will let our performers, as well as other sexy ticket holders, know that they are “down to clown”. They will be shown, on entry, a video clearly outlining the verbal consent criteria that must be met by BOTH PARTIES in order to engage in any kind of penetrative intercourse. At that point, they will find an attendant (red shirts, who will be roaming with flashlights), who will escort them to a “fuck zone”. We have been told by our lawyers that people and our actors cannot have sex on property we’re leasing (too close to prostitution), but we have very fortunately been able to work out a deal with a [local business owner down the block] that has a storage room that they are allowing us to use for these encounters.

Guests will be blindfolded and escorted there by a Red Shirt and the room will be appropriately erotically dungeon themed. When they are done, the Red Shirt will escort them back to the exhibit, where they can explore or find another person to entangle with. We are hoping that this level will appeal to guests of all genders and sexual orientations and not just horny guys. Obviously, we cannot legally or ethically put pressure on attractive guests or performers to don a green belt, but through our deal we’ll be able to provide free appetizer-sized treats (Bulgogi skewers and Kimchi bites) to anyone who opts for the full experience.

YELLOW LEVEL: Our less adventurous guests who still want a fun, naughty immersive experience will be offered a Yellow Belt that admits them to all of our interactive sci-fi erotic rooms but makes clear they do NOT wish to have actual sex at the event.

Of course, that leaves the little matter of the “1 cum per hour” to deal with. Here’s what we’re doing: We’ve partnered with XCubeLabs, a AR-start up to offer “Foggles” (f*ck goggles) that will turn their mild-mannered evening into a next-level sexual experience — without actually having any sex — in this reality. As guests don the googles, while fully-clothed and yellow-belted, they’ll be able to look down and see a fully 3D, throbbing, realistic erection (for men, and an aroused vagina for women) that they will be able to use to engage in “VirtuCourse” with a number of AR fuck-sprites roaming the premises. Of course, without the goggles, these sprites are revealed to be department store mannequins — and once you try it out, let’s just say you’ll never walk through JC Penney without a massive boner ever again.

It’s similar to the tech used in [hyper-reality] and we couldn’t be more psyched to bring it to the next level with PornHub Nation. And what of the aforementioned orgasm? When a yellow-belt is ready to climax, they will undo their belt and raise it in the air. A Red Shirt will escort them to the restroom, where they will be allowed to masturbate to completion into a branded toilet or urinal (we legally cannot tell people what to do or not do in the restroom, which in this case is a huge positive for us).

Caveat from Pornhub’s legal: “Watching a 3D rendered penis experience a cartoon orgasm in XR (including VR/AR) fulfills the “One Cum Per Hour” guarantee, whether or not the participant actually achieves orgasm in his/her/their base reality.”

“Producer’s” Farewell Statement

Friends,

As of July 9th, 2018, 11:17pm, I have been informed that I am apparently no longer employed by Porn Hub or Porn Hub Nation LLC. It was a brutal weekend / Monday and I wish this wasn’t the result, but it is not my decision. I have spent the last seven months of my life pouring my blood, sweat, and yes, cum, into this installation and well I suppose this is the thanks I get. If you’re on this email, I want to thank you for assisting me in one way or another during this journey, as well as apologize for not being able to blow a crazy, piping hot load alongside you all at the finish line. This is honestly the saddest day of my life and among the most difficult emails I will ever send.

What began as a fun adventure with a team of wild-eyed dreamers has ended in heartbreak and disappointment, only days from the promised land. I was constantly assured one thing, only to eventually realize that I would not be allowed to do said thing. I wanted to create an immersive attraction where you could actually step into a new reality — one of wonder, of laughs, of fucking and sucking LA’s hottest and horniest til your eyes rolled back in your head so hard that they came shooting like pinballs out the tip of your penis. If I am guilty of anything, it is for dreaming too beautifully, which wasn’t a crime last time I checked.

I have no idea what percentage of my vision will remain in the finished show but I will sadly not be bearing witness to it. Nor do I intend to ever visit or masturbate to the PornHub site ever again, and I would only ask that you find it in your hearts to do the same. There are a number of other great websites that provide a similar service — PornTube, ePorner, xHamster, GotPorn, RedTube, 4Tube, Vporn, xVideos, SpankBang, Tube8, YouJizz, DrTuber, XNXX, PornTrex, YourPorn, Vidz7, PornQD, YesPornPlease, PornHD8k, UltraHorny, xTapes, PornCorn, xKeezMovies, XOpenload, PornBraze, HandJobHub, XXvideoss, PornDish, JizzMan, RedPorn, HClips, and XBlaze, to name but a few. I can only hope they are not run by backstabbing snakes who promise creative freedom, only to shackle you with lawyers and “bean” counters. If you still intend on going, please be respectful, most of the crew are good hard-working Americans and should not have to pay for the greed, shortsightedness, and smallmindedness of PornHub corporate. Also, if you’re in the area — please consider stopping at [REDACTED BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS OR THEY’RE BEHIND IT, WHO CARES] for a bite. They are owned by a decent, hard-working immigrant family and their Goat Meat Stew is so off the chain, it will make you cum in ways Porn Hub Nation apparently, and tragically, never will.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I must go get drunk.

love to you all,

ABOLISH ICE,

[LIKELY NOT THEIR REAL NAME]

It is here, dear reader, that I feel compelled to inform you that RedTube and Tube8 are owned by the same parent company as PornHub. I offer this as mere context, and not commentary.

Contact Level: Simulated Sexual, Extreme Sexual (intense BDSM)

Content Advisories: Sexual situations, content, and optional contact. (We have been told there will be no sexual violence. Unless you count that whole “hitting Harvey Weinstein with dildos in VR,” which, frankly, we don’t know how to categorize.) Red meat.