Talking Handkerchief, 1987
About The Work
Against a stage-like, blue background, an ordinary handkerchief is humorously personified with an exaggerated, feminine face. As such, artist Laurie Simmons co-opts a traditionally masculine symbol in a critique of stereotypical domestic roles.
About Laurie Simmons
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Photograph
Archival Watercolor Paper
14.06 x 11.06 in
35.7 x 28.1 cm
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered by the artist
PRICE:
$600
About The Work
Against a stage-like, blue background, an ordinary handkerchief is humorously personified with an exaggerated, feminine face. As such, artist Laurie Simmons co-opts a traditionally masculine symbol in a critique of stereotypical domestic roles.
About Laurie Simmons
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: The Artspace Art for Life Interview with Valeria Napoleone
- Art 101: A Critical Guide to Understanding Experimental Film
- News & Events: Step Inside Laurie Simmons's Modernist Dollhouse
- News & Events: Funny Strange or Funny Ha Ha? 11 Works of Concrete Comedy
- Interviews & Features: Porn, Philosophy, & Trout Fishing: Artist Aura Rosenberg on Finding Inspiration in the Rubble of Civilization
- Paper Size: 14 1/16 x 11 1/16 inches Image Size: 6 7/8 x 5 1/16 inches
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