--- title: RNC: 100 Nude Women Protest Trump description: Nude women from around the world protested outside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland before the Republican National Convention. canonical: https://time.com/4410323/republican-convention-nude-women-protest/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-18T16:28:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:57.403Z og:title: 100 Nude Women Protested the RNC in Cleveland og:description: Including Republicans og:url: https://time.com/4410323/republican-convention-nude-women-protest/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bff23b15ea71ed2/69889c5acf40a80aa8c4407d/rnc-spencer-tunick-exhibition-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2656 og:image:height: 1494 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-REPUBLICANS-CONVENTION og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 100 Nude Women Protested the RNC in Cleveland twitter:description: Including Republicans twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bff23b15ea71ed2/69889c5acf40a80aa8c4407d/rnc-spencer-tunick-exhibition-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 100 Nude Women Protested the RNC > Sponsored content. 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CLARY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION - NO CLOSE UP SHOTS TO BE REPRODUCED OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Women participate in a photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick in his latest large-scale art installation: Everything She Says Means Everything," across from site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland July 17, 2016 where naked women will stand facing the Quicken Loans Arena holding large, round mirrors. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION - NO CLOSE UP SHOTS TO BE REPRODUCED OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) TIMOTHY A. CLARY—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 18, 2016 4:28 PM UTC The Republican National Convention kicked off in Cleveland on Monday ripe with Donald Trump and [Mike Pence](http://motto.time.com/4406521/mike-pence-periods-abortion-law/) supporters. And 100 women with no clothes on, there in [protest](http://motto.time.com/4373000/donald-trump-nude-protest/). In May, artist Spencer Tunick made an appeal for 100 women to come to Cleveland to [protest Donald Trump](http://motto.time.com/4339917/donald-trump-nude-women-republican-national-convention/) at the Republican National Convention. The catch? These women would stand nude with mirrors facing Quicken Loans Arena, all as part of his exhibition called “Everything She Says Means Everything.” Over 1,800 women applied for the exhibition, but only 100 could participate, [according](http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a46763/republican-national-convention-nude-women/) to _Esquire_. While greeting them, Tunick said, “This is for you and this is for our future. We will shine your light and power onto the RNC. We’re going to shine the light of women into this arena.” [_Follow Motto on Facebook_](https://www.facebook.com/mottoworkplaylive/)_._ Tunick and the women gathered at a secret location early in the morning on Sunday. Tunick’s wife Kristen, who usually stays home with their daughters while he curates exhibitions, came to Cleveland for moral support. She explained, “I had to be at this one. This one is important. I felt like I had to do something, as an artist and a woman. This is the first time I’ve felt so called to action.” Some women involved in the piece spoke openly about their political beliefs. Cathy Scott is a Republican but wants to make a statement to Trump. She told _Esquire_: “Donald Trump has said so many outrageous, hateful, inflammatory things. He underestimated his female, [Republican](http://time.com/4409798/republican-convention-schedule-cleveland) vote. I feel like he shot himself in the foot a little bit. I don’t think he knows there’s a black, single, 35-year-old mom, like me, who is listening to what he’s saying. I don’t think he knows I’m in his political party—and that’s unfortunate.” Another woman, Sasha Paskewitz, believes the protest focuses less on Trump; she cares more “about creating positive energy around the RNC and to create light where there maybe isn’t as much.” > [](https://twitter.com/LittleMs%5FKim/status/754647569905713154) Tunick’s photoshoot went off without a hitch, and no one, including Tunick, was arrested. Tunick called the photoshoot “nice and calm and peaceful.” To see the shoot (most are not safe for work) and read the rest of _Esquire_‘s article, click [here](http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a46763/republican-national-convention-nude-women/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4410323/republican-convention-nude-women-protest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4410323/republican-convention-nude-women-protest/"},"headline":"100 Nude Women Protested the RNC","datePublished":"2016-07-18T16:28:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:57.403Z","description":"Including Republicans","url":"https://time.com/4410323/republican-convention-nude-women-protest/","keywords":["motto","News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bff23b15ea71ed2/69889c5acf40a80aa8c4407d/rnc-spencer-tunick-exhibition-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bff23b15ea71ed2/69889c5acf40a80aa8c4407d/rnc-spencer-tunick-exhibition-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-VOTE-REPUBLICANS-CONVENTION","caption":"US-VOTE-REPUBLICANS-CONVENTION","creditText":"TIMOTHY A. 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