art at two removes
The Disney Corporation is perhaps the most obvious of targets. Obvious because its saccharine values bear no relation to the harsh realities of life in late capitalist society. But taking on Disney is no easy matter. The values are promoted by one of the world’s most recognisable brands. The brand…
If you were to purchase work from Cindy Sherman‘s new show, someone would apparently come to your home and fit the piece to your room. Her photographic prints fill the whole wall. They are, in other words, wallpaper and their decorative potential is exaggerated by toile patterning in the background.…