Monday, May 4, 2009

studio 360 and NY gallery exhibit on plastic surgery

Well, Orlan does get mention here, but only a nod. The conceit of this exhibit is the plastic surgeon offering up his trade and products as fine art, with the hubris to claim Da Vinci, were he working today, would have been compelled to be doing nose jobs instead of the painting and sculptures he did. Poppycock. Anyway, it does seem to shift plastic surgery again into the realm of fine arts.