The artist and creative polymath on the roles of art and beauty in times of crisis and the importance of inclusive female representation.
Through their respective creative practices, artist Marilyn Minter and designer, performer, and curator Michèle Lamy have each challenged and redefined traditional notions of beauty.
In the 1980s, Minter sent shock waves through the art world with her overtly sexualized images of women, which sought to reclaim the visual language of sex from what she viewed as an abusive and exploitative history and also railed against the commodification of the female form.
In mid-March, as Russian forces continued to advance in Ukraine, Minter and Lamy reconnected to discuss the roles of art and beauty in times of crisis and the importance of inclusive female representation."To try to achieve constant perfection is really so poisonous to the culture." - Marilyn MinterAs artists, our jobs are to take pictures of the way we live, to make images out of chaos that talk about who we are today. As human beings, we’re shot full of imperfections.
"You express who you are with your face and your gestures. I say what you can't fight, embrace." - Michèle LamyThe first time I went to North Africa, when I was 17 or 18, I saw these Berber women with tattoos on their faces and their skin all wrinkled. I found that so beautiful.
This article originally appeared in the May 2022 issue of Harper's BAZAAR, available on newsstands May 3.
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