New Traditions in Beauty Queens
Senzeni Marasela & Louise McCagg

GALLERY III

May 25 - June 19, 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 6, 2011, 6-8 pm

This partnership started in 2008 when mutual friends introduced McCagg and Marasela. Their common interests on issues of identity and politics sparked the idea for this exhibition, New Traditions in Beauty Queens. The artists are presenting an installation of dolls, a video projection and a series of interviews on Beauty Queens. The exhibition will consist of a collection of dolls by Marasela and a series of doll-sculptures by McCagg. Marasela’s dolls are bought in stores around Johannesburg, her native city. McCagg’s dolls are made from casts of Marasela’s face, each with McCagg’s signature form: shrunken head casts of varying sizes. Both sets of dolls will be part of Marasela’s performance that will take place in the gallery.

View the full Press Release here.