Rita and Frida

DMM-2024-00013

Rita and Frida

Genevieve Gaignard

Created: 2018
Photographed: 2024-09-18

Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Intersectionality (Sociology)

A photograph of a heavy-set feminine person with a wig of red hair in a volumus 1960s bob, wearing a colorful dress, a fur coat, and holding a colorful purse. The person is leaning on a cane and looking toward the camera, looking unimpressed. They are also holding the leash of a shaggy white dog who sits beside them. In the lower right corner is a plaque that lists the artist's name and the name of the piece. Underneath that it reads: "Courtesy of the Artist and VIELMETTER Los Angeles". In the left corner of the plaque is the name of the Library Street Collective and in the right corner is a QR code.

Photograph copyright held by Genevieve Gaignard.

Still Image

Address: The Belt, Detroit, MI 48226 (SW facade near garage cross-over)
Coordinates: 42.33454417724841, -83.04647765152222

Library Street Collective [sponsor]

Gaignard, G. (n.d.). Genevieve Gaignard. https://genevievegaignard.com/

Glenn, A. (2024-2025). Genevieve Gaignard: Public Matter. Library Street Collective, Detroit, Michigan, United States. https://lscgallery.com/projects/public-matter-genevieve-gaignard

Photographic print

The self-portraits in this collection, including this one, are all from a series where the artist manipulated her clothing, hair, and make-up to create different presentations of herself that challenge and poke fun at beauty standards, social hierarchies, and, occasionally, phenotypes associated with race.