
Woman Crying (Comic) #26
2020
Anne Collier's "Woman Crying (Comic) #26" appropriates imagery from vintage comic book panels, isolating and enlarging a female figure in emotional distress to examine how mass media has historically depicted and commodified women's vulnerability. The work combines photography and printing techniques to present the comic source material as a fine art subject, questioning the gap between popular culture representation and artistic legitimacy. By presenting this banal commercial image without irony or commentary, Collier invites viewers to reconsider the emotional labor and objectification embedded in everyday visual culture.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 11, 2024
Lot 147
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