Noah Lyons

Safe Sex Rules (buttons / 2008) - Noah Lyon

I like to make people think so I use a lot of double entendres in my work. Stuff that appeals to the dumbest of the dumb and people who think they’re really smart ... all at the same time. The “Let’s get it on” button is a very clear message ... Taking up just as much space on the button as the smooth pick up line is the radiant condom and a happy face. Let’s (insert smiley face) have fun getting “it” a.k.a. “the condom” on your dick or my dick or both of our dicks. It’s also a reference to the classic love-making anthem “Let’s get it on” by Marvin Gaye. The smiling condom cartoon that says “COME ON IN!” is a penetration invitation, but it’s also telling people where to put their cum ... in the tip of a condom. The “SAFE SEX Rules!” buttons reference classic punk rock and the metal bands. AIDS is a really serious issue that’s not really addressed in these communities. If I can prevent one pimply teenager from getting AIDS with a punk rock button, then the Retard Riot Badge Bomb has done something truly awesome.

Noah Lyon (born September 11, 1979) is a New York City based artist. He lives in Brooklyn and works everywhere. He graduated from the Cooper Union in 2001. He is the founder of the absurdism known as Retard Riot, a funny network of radical individuals devoted to art, music, philosophy, semiotics, political science and food. He works in all mediums that appeal to the eyes and ears, most often beginning with drawing and ending with installation. He likes plants and making people laugh. www.retardriot.com