Monica Bonvicini’s work raises issues of gender, power, relationships, politics and representation. The cracking glass, dripping letters and enameled message in No Erection without Castration create a strange mixture of aggressivity and irony that demystifies the role of masculinity in contemporary society. Bonvicini deconstructs the theater of spectacle that surrounds masculinity by intervening materials and presenting messages that allude to specific kinds of activities usually performed by men.