Ludwig Trovato's 'Mon corps en procès' recounts trans artist's legal ordeal
Jacques Henric reviews Ludwig Trovato's book 'Mon corps en procès' (Flammarion), which details his four-year legal battle following a false accusation of rape by a 17-year-old boy in Reims in 1998. Trovato, a video artist born female but living as a transgender man, was arrested and charged despite the accuser being of legal age. The case, which also implicated his partner Jean-Luc Muracciole, exposed Trovato's gender identity and the absurdity of laws classifying digital penetration as rape. Trovato was eventually acquitted. The book, part of Marcela Iacub's collection at Flammarion on legal aberrations, offers a rare female-to-male transgender sexual testimony.
Key facts
- Ludwig Trovato's book 'Mon corps en procès' published by Flammarion.
- Trovato was accused of rape by a 17-year-old boy in Reims in 1998.
- The accuser, identified as J., had pursued a romantic relationship with Trovato.
- Trovato is a transgender man, assigned female at birth, living as male.
- He was arrested and handcuffed in public, his gender identity revealed.
- His partner Jean-Luc Muracciole was also arrested on suspicion of complicity.
- The case lasted nearly four years; Trovato was ultimately acquitted.
- Marcela Iacub's collection at Flammarion focuses on legal aberrations.
Entities
Artists
- Ludwig Trovato
- Jacques Henric
- Marcela Iacub
- Jean-Luc Muracciole
- Pasolini
- Pierre Guyotat
- Jean Louis Schefer
- Daniele del Guidice
- Andrea Zanzotto
- Klaus Rinke
- Vincent Corpet
- Bill T. Jones
Institutions
- Flammarion
- Arte
- Éducation nationale
- Ministère de l'Éducation nationale
Locations
- Reims
- France
- Florence
- Italy
- Venice
Sources
- artpress —