The exhibition also features Richard Prince's Untitled Girlfriend (Jerry's Girl), 2013 — which combines all 57 of Jerry Seinfeld's TV girlfriends into a single portrait — a shocking and hilarious take on
American ideals of beauty.
Not exact matches
I blame my love for
American Beauty on the sort -
of self - deprecating
ideals that stem.
I argue that female
beauty in the
American South was, more so than in the rest
of the country, deeply racialized... I also emphasize the complexity inherent in the pursuit
of beauty... I approach
beauty as an expansive category that encompasses
ideals, practices, labor, and even spaces...
It's not clear who she is — some think it's Mrs. Chase, others say it's the woman who modeled for
American artist Charles Dana Gibson, famous for his illustrations
of «the Gibson Girl», who became the
ideal of beauty at the turn
of the century.
Just as 19th century
American Realists shunned romanticized views
of their world, the artists included in this exhibition have abandoned conventional
ideals of scenic
beauty to depict, in detail, unremarkable scenes
of the rural landscape as they encounter it or AS IS.
Using a song writing technique
of relying on a refrain
of lyrics whose meaning changes over the course
of the song, the performance rose to its crescendo when
American dollar bills (or its facsimile) vomiting from the singers into the crowd who scooped them up, while the singers vocalized «confirm thy soul in self - control» providing a harsh contrast to the song's lofty
ideals of brotherhood,
beauty and abundance portrayed in the
American patriotic song.
A master storyteller, Marshall weaves the political, urban, suburban, and African -
American history into ordinary narratives that are meant to upend popular perceptions
of black culture as impoverished, violent or outraged and directly challenge conventional
ideals of beauty.
With Chanel makeup smeared across the fabric
of woolen suits and nude women painted head - to - toe, wandering through Peres Projects's Berlin space, Bolivian -
American artist Huanca brilliantly jabs at
ideals of female power and
beauty, and cultural norms — particularly those
of the corporate exec.