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The Biting Satire of Eleanor Antin’s Photography

Last updated: February 5, 2025 2:07 am
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Eleanor Antin’s Persona series of photographs and drawings, currently on display at Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Los Angeles, offers a clever and satirical take on the cliches and norms of modern art-making. Born in 1935, Antin’s work challenges traditional notions of identity and photography, deconstructing both the self and the image as performances laden with absurdity.

In her series, Antin subverts the conventions of documentary photography popular during her era, such as the work of Robert Frank and Walker Evans. For example, in “100 Boots Going to Church” (1971), she presents a seemingly classic Americana scene of a white steeple and palm tree, only to reveal a line of dark rubber boots marching towards the church entrance. This playful intervention disrupts the patriotic narrative of the image and questions the authenticity of documentary photography.

Antin’s Persona works delve even deeper into gendered representations and societal stereotypes. In “A Soldier’s Work is Never Done! (from The Angel of Mercy: My Tour of Duty in the Crimea)” (1977), she parodies traditional war photography by depicting a soldier darning a sock in front of an army tent. This staged scene highlights the contradictions of stereotypical masculinity, as the soldier engages in a feminized form of labor while still embodying heroism.

Another series, Nurse Eleanor, sees Antin donning a nurse uniform and cradling a cardboard figure with exaggerated expressions and poses. Through these works, she critiques the ways in which traditionally feminine roles are portrayed and performed, turning them into a comical spectacle.

Antin’s ability to dismantle photographic traditions and expose underlying assumptions is both witty and thought-provoking. While some artists may choose to provoke with loud statements, Antin’s work quietly challenges the viewer to reconsider the conventions of visual representation.

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The exhibition Eleanor Antin: Persona is on view at Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Los Angeles until February 8, offering a unique perspective on identity and image-making in the 20th century.

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