The Camp Of Plagiarism II

Alex Katz Round Hill, 1977
Steven Meisel An Interpretation, 1997

It is not a secret. For the Spring/Summer 2015 campaign, the newly redefined Loewe brand (directed by J.W. Anderson) is appropriating the work of Steven Meisel, who himself is appropriating a painting by Alex Katz. The truth is never/always sad.
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See also Nudist Camp

2 Fathers, 1 Son

1. Norbert Bisky Salò II, 2010
2. Eric Fischl Dark Figure, 1989
3. Salomé Lodge Couple, 1983
4. Salomé In The Pond, 1986
5. Salomé Big Surf II, 1985
6. Norbert Bisky Bombenfischer, 2005
7. Salomé Im Seerosenteich, 1982
8. Eric Fischl Swimming Lovers, 1984
9. Eric Fischl The Day the Shah Ran By, 1982
10. Norbert Bisky First Cut, 2009
11. Salomé Nude, 1980

Gay parenthood is metaphorical and hyperbolical. Relationships are built without genetics; it is a chosen family. And just like 'Golden Girls', Salomé, Eric and Norbert build the visual triangle of a vacation at the sea. Postcards from a dysfunctional family.
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A Photo Booth Biennale, Epilogue III

A second look at The Artwork Will Be Present, 2013.





1. Wouter Vandenbrink Unknown
2. Wouter Vandenbrink St. Tropez
3. Wouter Vandenbrink St. Tropez
4. Wouter Vandenbrink Portugal

Vandenbrink can be regarded a contradiction in itself. His early editorial and late personal work draw two opposite poles: romantic (commissioned) studio blur and (self-imposed) beach hyper-reality. His images pose one question: What is genuinely constructed, or naturally commercial?
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The Nude Portrait IV

category f.1) interior as group portrait

1. Richard Hamilton Hotel du Rhone, 2005
2. The Sims Nude Clothing
3. The Sims Gay Couple

category f.2) standing, reflection in mirror

4. Richard Hamilton Descending Nude, 2006
5. The Sims Untitled (Sims 3)

category f.3) sitting, at desk

6. Richard Hamilton An Annunciation, 2006
7. Second Life Reasonable Desires Underwear

category f.4) leaving the shower


8. Richard Hamilton A Mirrorical Return, 1998
9. The Sims Nude Patch (Sims 3)

category f.5) male nude, posing

10. Richard Hamilton Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?, 1956
11. Second Life Laguna Bay Nude Beach
12. Second Life Angelus Nude

The digital nude. The virtual nude. The rendered 3D nude. Resulting in a fictive hyper-realist portrait of the non-existent. Psyche portraits, phantom portraits, wet fantasy depictions.
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View previous parts The Nude Portrait I-III

Disposal Diary

One week in New York City, captured in black and white with a disposal camera. Brooklyn, Harlem, Chelsea, Manhattan, Uptown, Downtown, High Line, Coney Island, Grand Central Oyster Bar.
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