I am particularly interested in the work of Marilyn Minter. Her practice involves taking the techniques of the media to extreme lengths in order to highlight her work. The glamorous ideal is transformed into something quite repulsive, but when appearing on a billboard in New York, it takes a second glance from the viewer to establish this! Minter, in this piece titled “Shit Kicker”, literally shows the media putting its foot down and stomping on the reality of everyday life, forcing the gritty reality into the viewers face in comparison with the glamorous media images.
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