Vanessa Beacroft

Constructs her image of "self" according to criteria valued by contemporary society.
Use models for installations, some with natural beauty, some with enhanced beauty.
Seems to support the biases of women.
Appreciation of women obsesses on appearance, but ignores intelligence and accomplishment.
Prefers to exclude her own body from her installations.
She demeans the women in her work and calls them her "girls".
The models have to be totally detached from the audience.
Her installation shows the many stereotypes against woman.
I wonder what the models involved think about her work and what they are being made to do and portray.
Seems like a very controlling person.
Whether she wants a positive or negative view from her work she raise many opinions on how women should be viewed.
Selects models based on similarities (to create multiples).
Calls the group of models an "army" because they follow orders, are fit, and homogeneous.
Exclusivity is big for her work. From who is a model to who was invited to the show.
By inviting certain people she makes sure there's distance between them and the installation.
She was obsessed with high female standards early on.
The image of perfection in the models wilted over the show.
Conforms her pieces to the places she shows them in.
Describes herself as "post feminist".
"I like the freedom to do actions that embarrass society."