A series of four full-length photographs of the artist, a young woman with a medium skin tone, in different poses, dressed all in denim workwear. The photographs are all toned in a denim-like blue and have solid blue backgrounds. In one image Frazier is in profile with her left arm extended in front of her, and her left knee bent. In another she is kneeling on her left knee, her arms hanging straight down, and her eyes downcast. Kneepads are very visible through holes in the knees of her jeans. In a third she is standing with feet shoulder width apart, arms down but away from her side, eyes downcast. And the final image is from the hip up, facing the camera with hands clasped before and above her head, looking directly into the camera. The photographs were made as part of a performance by the artist, in which she protested the exploitation of her economically depressed hometown (Braddock, PA) for a Levi's ad campaign.
Notes:
Edition 8/12 + 2 AP
Cite As:
LaToya Ruby Frazier (American, born 1982), If Everybody's Work Is Equally Important?, 2017. Cyanotype, sheet: 71.1 × 55.9 cm. Acquired through the generosity of the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund, 2018.026a–d.
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