Emma Stern's Eulogy for The Male Gaze
But right now I want to tell you what beauty is NOT.
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public lives... See more
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public lives... See more
Although all women’s bodies are seen as public property, my slimness allows me to say ‘follow your appetite’ without someone hurling back at me: ‘Look where that got you.’
Ruby Tandoh • Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want
Warhol’s portraits were not so much realistic documents of contemporary faces as they were designer icons awaiting future devotions.
Robert Greene • The Art of Seduction
I think these writers are confronted: If she is no longer a beautiful woman in front of the camera, then what is she possibly doing there?