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John Waters — Hollywood Smile Train
John Waters

Hollywood Smile Train

"Hollywood Smile Train" by John Waters is a chromogenic print presented in eight parts, blending the director's signature wit with his lifelong obsession with celebrity culture and Hollywood glamour. The multi-panel format suggests a cinematic sequence or a sardonic meditation on the manufactured perfection and dazzling artifice that defines Tinseltown's iconic image. True to Waters' subversive sensibility, the work invites viewers to question the darker, more unsettling undercurrents lurking beneath the glossy surface of the American dream.

Medium
chromogenic print, in 8 parts

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Under the Influence

March 4, 2015

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John Waters, Hollywood Smile Train

"Hollywood Smile Train" by John Waters is a chromogenic print presented in eight parts, blending the director's signature wit with his lifelong obsession with celebrity culture and Hollywood glamour. The multi-panel format suggests a cinematic sequence or a sardonic meditation on the manufactured perfection and dazzling artifice that defines Tinseltown's iconic image. True to Waters' subversive sensibility, the work invites viewers to question the darker, more unsettling undercurrents lurking beneath the glossy surface of the American dream.

Medium
chromogenic print, in 8 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Multi-Panel Format, Male Artist, Hollywood Satire, American Artist, Pop Art, Cult Filmmaker, Chromogenic Print, Camp Aesthetic, Contemporary Art, Kitsch Aesthetic, Polyptych, Darkly Humorous, Vibrant Colors, Dark Humor

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