In this section of chapter 1 there is a French, multimedia-performance artist Orlan who literally went under the knife to discuss what is ideal body of women (59). She based her reconstructive surgery on chin of Botticelli’a Venus and the nose of Psyche, by Gèrard’s Le Premier Baiser de l’Amour à Psyche. Which made me think of Kardashians and there influence on young viewers. Although, Orlan is agrueing past beauty and using plastic surgery to recreate it. Similar to Kardashians specifically Kylie Jenner who got lip injections at young age. And don’t get me wrong I am all for body positivity if you really do not some parts of your body, by all means change if that makes you happy to extent. I draw the line for young 18 year old that want to change their bodies for the sake of fitting in to society because you are not beautiful. I think young women especially are targeted by music, fashion, tv, and reality that if they do not have big butt, big lips, skinny but not too skinny, or fit but not too fit. Because women are not individuals that have unique characteristics that society says are beautiful. But one trip to plastic land and you are fixed.
K Foundation's performance K Foundation Burn a Million Quid , Aug. 23, 1995 Andrew Ruesseth mentions a couple artist including Andy Warhol, and the infamous banana on the wall piece of art. And how much is art worth? A comment on society's values of high art which raises the question of what makes using money in art wrong. Burning it to make a statement that we put so much value in a piece a paper that all it is a piece of paper. Or using precious gemstones that valued high rate already why make a ridiculous medium out of it. Because why not that how most people live their lives thinking about money. Either you have a lot of it or live paycheck to paycheck. And if you live middle class all you do is hope you live to move up or down.
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