Performance. BEAUTY HURTS II
The Proud Archivist, London, UK.
///31 October 2014
Historically women have had to submit themselves to social and cultural beauty standards and consequent practices, undergoing many tortuous ‘treatments’ to fulfill them. This performance piece confronts us with some of the issues of imposed feminine beauty ideals.
In a corner of the space, a small beauty salon has been set; inside the performer will receive live a pubic-wax session, co-performed by a beautitioner. This spa/beauty demonstration performance questions socially imposed beauty standards and the historically repressed female image and body. The audience will witness a public waxing demonstration where they will have to choose between peeking on to see this demonstration, just listen or leave."
As part of the CROSS CULTURAL LIVE ART PROJECT
By Curatorial Collective SOMETHING HUMAN.
The Proud Archivist, London, UK.
///31 October 2014
Historically women have had to submit themselves to social and cultural beauty standards and consequent practices, undergoing many tortuous ‘treatments’ to fulfill them. This performance piece confronts us with some of the issues of imposed feminine beauty ideals.
In a corner of the space, a small beauty salon has been set; inside the performer will receive live a pubic-wax session, co-performed by a beautitioner. This spa/beauty demonstration performance questions socially imposed beauty standards and the historically repressed female image and body. The audience will witness a public waxing demonstration where they will have to choose between peeking on to see this demonstration, just listen or leave."
As part of the CROSS CULTURAL LIVE ART PROJECT
By Curatorial Collective SOMETHING HUMAN.
