artport gatepage February 05
A Valentine's Day Special:
"To Vincent With Love" by Jillian Mcdonald
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The February gatepage for artport features a Valentine's Day Special by Jil=
lian Mcdonald who continues her explorations of pop culture's obsession wit=
h stardom. At a time where a major part of Western entertainment industries=
is built around the fantasies of either becoming a celebrity or "taking pa=
rt" in every aspect of celebrities' private lives, Mcdonalds work uses digi=
tal technologies' potential for image manipulation to explore these cultura=
l fantasies in a literal way. Casting herself in mini-movies with "famous" =
actors, Mcdonald uses a satirical approach to probe the multiple subtexts o=
f celebrity obsession.
"To Vincent with Love" casts Mcdonald next to Vincent Gallo: on the bed wit=
h Vincent, in the tub with Vincent, on the phone with Vincent
artport gatepage Valentine's Day Special: "To Vincent With Love" by Jillian Mcdonald
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