Studio Floor #1 (Marylin)
2009
A large-format chromogenic print by Anne Collier depicts a studio floor scattered with photographic images of Marilyn Monroe, turning the act of archiving and collecting into a subject of contemplative scrutiny. The work engages with the reproduction and circulation of iconic female imagery, examining how cultural myths are constructed and perpetuated through mass media. Collier's cool, detached photographic approach invites viewers to reflect on the layers of mediation between the original subject and her endlessly replicated image.
- Medium
- chromogenic print
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 17, 2017
Artists in conversation
Richard Prince
American · b. 1949
Prince similarly rephotographs and appropriates mass media imagery including iconic female figures, examining how celebrity and cultural myths are constructed through the circulation of photographic reproductions with a cool detached aesthetic.
Cindy Sherman
American · b. 1954
Sherman shares Collier's deep engagement with the construction and perpetuation of female archetypes through photographic imagery, employing a conceptual and deadpan approach to interrogate how femininity is mediated and reproduced through popular culture.
Louise Lawler
American · b. 1947
Lawler directly parallels Collier's practice by photographing existing images and artworks in archival or institutional contexts, investigating how cultural objects are framed, circulated, and given meaning through systems of display and reproduction.
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