Lynn Hershman Leeson, Olympia: Fictive Projections and the Myth of the Real Doll, 2007-8, silicone RealDoll, chaise lounge, 35mm slide projector, fabric, curtain rodEdouard Manet’s 1865 painting.“Olympia,” shocked the art world by depicting a prostitute whose unabashed gaze was part invitation, part dare. Lynn Hershman Leeson provocatively restages Manet’s notorious artwork in her installation Olympia: Fictive Projections and the Myth of the Real Woman, by featuring a custom-designed sex doll. Incorporating Manet’s scandal, this work reveals cultural predilections toward displaced desire. Revealing a range of historical re-interpretations, the projected 35mm slides sample internet images and expose residual artifacts.http://www.iheartmyart.com/post/478035708/lynn-hershman-leeson-olympia-fictive-projections
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