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'Minimal Freedom' 

Since the year 2012 women have been fighting for the freedom of the nipple. What started out as a top freedom campaign is now a global phenomenon. Free the nipple as a campaign stands for the basic right of women being able to be topless in a public just like a man and not be objectified, sexualized or considered indecent for doing so. The campaign highlights the blatant double standard that exists in our society which has now morphed into a norm.

Not only this but #freethenipple as a campaign has been giving a voice to other campaigns like body positivity, the freedom to breastfeed and breast cancer awareness. Women want to be bare and not be judged or attacked for it.

In 2012, when Lina Esco started the campaign by running around the streets of New York topless, she might not have known the impact she would have on the world and how women all over the globe would unite and fight their fight.



The campaign is supported by opinion makers like Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Chrissy Teigen, Lena Dunham and Chelsea Handler.

Moving to #freethenipple campaign’s 8th year of commencement, we thought wise to appreciate the posters and digital media designs created to #freethenipple and have spoken volumes without any words or voice.  


‘Cutting it short’

In the day and age of internet and new media. Minimal art is something that’s up and coming and relevant for the platforms that are used now.


Posters like this are direct and blunt. ‘Land of the free! Or is it?’

The campaign initiated in America - the land of freedom! But is it truly living up to the name? Makes one think.

‘Vulgarity VS Violence’

The artist’s comparative about how as a society we are okay to broadcast violence but someone’s topless body being too vulgar for a family audience is as real as art can get.

The success of any art piece is to intrigue, provoke or motivate. And these minimal designs are doing an outright beautiful job of it!

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