Travis Porter Visits The Museum Of Sex

The Museum of Sex isn’t an ordinary museum. You take an institution dedicated to the politics and history of human sexuality and boundaries for provocative work are quickly broken down. Showcasing erotic images, sculptures caught in the act, and sensual street art, the museum turns double-take worthy art into an educational tool. As you can imagine, the themes are intriguing.

So, what happens when a rap group that has ladies “twerking” to their music enters Museum of Sex for the first time?

Travis Porter – Quez, Ali and Strap – have shown us strip-club anthems are never a dime a dozen. “Make It Rain, “Bring It Back” and the latest “Ayy Ladies” featuring Tyga are all infectious singles climbing the Billboard rap charts. Just recently, their behind the scenes footage of the “Ayy Ladies” video shoot shows a hotel packed with pretty women in bathing suits. Basically, these guys know how to make music that taps into their naughty side.

By no means are street artists art critics but we couldn’t pass on the opportunity for a Travy report. While Strap was still in Atlanta due to his arrest for gun possession, we got Quez and Ali to give us their thoughts on the current exhibition,F*CK ART, which includes works by renowned street artists like DICKCHICKEN, LUSH and Patch Whisky. What’s the final verdict? “We [are] about to make our own sex museum with just a whole bunch of ladies – shaking.” Coming soon.

As told to Eric Diep (@E_Diep), Photos by: Corrie Zaccaria

Join Travis Porter at the Museum of Sex.

Mayumi Lake’s Poo-Chi series explores part of the body that isn’t what it seems. Upon closer examination, viewers can speculate that it is either above the waist or under the shorts. Looks may be deceiving, but the playfulness sparks curiosity.

Quez: It’s kind of stubby like a five o’ clock shadow [laughs]. These are underarms. That’s what it is, they are all underarms. This one gave it away though, that muscle right there. I’m like, “What the hell?”

Ali: What is this?

Quez: These are underarms.

Ali: [laughs]

More than a “Wild Kingdom” peep show, “The Sex Lives of Animals” is an uncensored and detailed look at mating habits. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a series by Brooklyn artist Rune Olsen —who has created 10 sculptures from newspaper, masking tape, and wire. Each couple on display is caught in the act, in which viewers respond to their sexual undertones of a stare or gaze.

Quez: I’m finna put this all on my Instagram. We went to the Museum of Sex!

Ali: This is how monkeys do it, for real?

Quez: That’s how monkeys do it? It’s very original.

Ali: It looks weird.

Quez: I don’t think humans can do it that way. It looks like the missionary but all wrapped up.

Ali: You got to be strong.

Quez: [Dry humps the air]

Ali: [laughs]

“Deer Threesome” is a lusty threesome viewers will respond to. Another standout from Olsen’s “The Sex Lives Of Animals,” she captures Bambi in a three-way with two enormous stags. Travis Porter joke about Bambi’s position: “She should be in the middle.”

The self-described “world’s premier graffiti asshole,” Australian artist LUSH paints an exclusive site-specific wall complete with an interactive ice cream cart with phallus-shaped popsicles. Like many of LUSH’s works, his mural was painted with the help of topless contributors.

Quez: I like graffiti, street art. I want somebody to do a whole wall at my house. But I need to find a good artist. I like LUSH.

The notorious DICKCHICKEN makes a return for the F*ck Art exhibition. Dreams of Childhood features plenty of Disney characters and iconic childhood favorites with slight alternations. The wheatpaste wallpaper gives a clear view of it all.

Quez: Your favorite cartoon is a d*ckhead. Everybody got a d*ck on their head. [laughs] They got the dude from McDonalds on there! I like Snow White!

Ali: I just like the art of it all.

European graffiti artist Mode 2 drawings on cardboard articulate the aspects of human lust and affection. Mode 2 is not a stranger of unveiling naughty urban artwork. “Urban Affairs” aims to stimulate powerful emotions. He captures physical intimacy at its rawest form.

Quez: That’s hard for you to do something on cardboard. They probably sold this for the most money they had in their life. They probably did this on some crazy sh*t.

As artists, do you ever do these kinds of things? Do you draw or something other than making music?

Ali: I used to draw when I was little.

Quez: I be painting and sh*t. I only painted like two things. I painted a pizza and I did the adidas sign.

Ali: I used to draw, like Dunks and Air Forces. The dunks were the most easiest to draw. I stopped because I started to suck. [laughs] But, I had seen him do that, the adidas one.

Quez: Me and [Ali] used to do something crazy with Legos men.

Ali: I used to build a house, boats and everything for my mom when I was little. It wasn’t a big house.

Quez: Yeah, but a little toy house. That was some fun sh*t.

Patch Whisky’s art brings characters to life. In this rendition of former Playboy model, he adds his kooky winkles: creative, acrylic and spray-painted monsters that are formed in a world of psychedelic colors. Each beautiful face is replaced with a unique personality, giving an experimental creation of Playmate new beauty and a bit of animation.

Quez: I like this, I don’t like the outside. These look like old playmates or something.

Ali: They should have a pole or something in here. That would go hard. [laughs]

Quez: It is cool how they, like, molded it.

Ali: It was like real people.

Quez: And just made them ugly as shit. [laughs] [They are] Playboys, Playmates of the Month. And they painted on it. And you know who that is? [points to one] That’s Osmosis Jones! [laughs]

Miss November?

Quez: No, that’s Osmosis [laughs]

Part of the Universe of Desire exhibition, Johnny Woods’ Rule 34 explores the digital experience of this new wave of desire. In the ever-changing world of modern sexuality, desire has gone viral. Travis Porter ends their tour of the Museum of Sex with this interactive video collage. Merging video game technology and sexual fantasy, it’s a virtual romp designed to stimulate viewers.