In Ceci N'est Pas Un Viol, how is the Background discussed?
Emma Sulkowicz, a non-binary artist who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns, obtained a degree in visual arts from Columbia University in 2015. Sulkowicz's senior thesis and first notable artwork was Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight) (2014–2015), which consisted of Sulkowicz carrying a mattress wherever she went on campus during her final year, in protest against campus sexual assault and the university's handling of a complaint she filed against fellow Columbia student Paul Jonathan Nungesser, who she said anally raped her. The university cleared the student of responsibility; the district attorney's office declined to pursue criminal charges, citing lack of reasonable suspicion.
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