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Deborah Kass — 2 Silver Barbras (Jewish Jackie series)
Deborah Kass

2 Silver Barbras (Jewish Jackie series)

Rendered in cool, luminous silver tones, this work presents a doubled image of Barbra Streisand silkscreened onto canvas, drawing an immediate visual parallel to Andy Warhol's iconic celebrity portraits. Part of Kass's *Jewish Jackie* series, the piece replaces Warhol's repeated depictions of Jackie Kennedy with a distinctly Jewish cultural icon, reclaiming the pop art canon through a feminist and identity-driven lens. The repetition of Streisand's image challenges notions of whose likeness is deemed worthy of mythologization in American art and culture.

Medium
synthetic polymer silkscreen ink on canvas

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Under the Influence

September 16, 2014

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Deborah Kass, 2 Silver Barbras (Jewish Jackie series)

Rendered in cool, luminous silver tones, this work presents a doubled image of Barbra Streisand silkscreened onto canvas, drawing an immediate visual parallel to Andy Warhol's iconic celebrity portraits. Part of Kass's *Jewish Jackie* series, the piece replaces Warhol's repeated depictions of Jackie Kennedy with a distinctly Jewish cultural icon, reclaiming the pop art canon through a feminist and identity-driven lens. The repetition of Streisand's image challenges notions of whose likeness is deemed worthy of mythologization in American art and culture.

Medium
synthetic polymer silkscreen ink on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Contemporary Artist, Canvas, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Silkscreen, Pop Art, Celebrity Subject, Identity Politics, Jewish Identity, Late 20th Century, Portrait, Silver Tones, Female Artist, Silver Palette, Post-Modern

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Hamilton Selway Gallery