Dimensions: unconfirmed: 1290 x 800 x 670 mm
Copyright: © the artist, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Keith Edmier created this evocative sculpture, "Beverly Edmier 1967," that seems to explore personal memory. Editor: The color palette strikes me immediately—the monochromatic pink feels both nostalgic and strangely unsettling. What’s with the exposed belly? Curator: That's part of the work's power, I think. Pink, often associated with femininity, is rendered uncanny with the exposed abdomen. It could symbolize vulnerability or perhaps the maternal body. Editor: I'm curious about the materiality. Given the hyperrealism, I wonder what kind of resin and fabrics he chose, and how those choices impact our reading of the piece. The process of sculpting such lifelike features must have been laborious. Curator: The color pink definitely carries significant cultural baggage; from Barbie to breast cancer awareness, and perhaps this piece asks us to examine its shifting meanings. Editor: Indeed. It's fascinating how the piece uses familiar materials to elicit such a strong emotional reaction. I think I’ll be contemplating the making of this for quite some time.
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A life-size sculpture of a pregnant woman and her foetus, Beverly Edmier 1967, is a portrait of the artist and his mother cast in pink resin. Beverly Edmier sits, her head bowed as she looks at her stomach, a dome of translucent dark pink resin, which one hand cradles as the other raises a silk blouse to reveal the foetus curled up inside. She is dressed in a pink wool skirt and jacket, a replica of a Chanel suit similar to the one worn by Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-94) on the day that her husband, the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy (1917-63), was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The figure’s head and hair are a similar shade of deep reddish pink as her stomach. Her gloved hands and delicate, stiletto-heeled shoes are a pale pink matching her wool skirt, while her stockinged legs are a warmer shade of pink coordinating with the little roses which adorn her shoes. Large silver buttons on her jacket bear the coat of arms of the American President. A companion work, A Dozen Roses 1998 (Tate T07748), is a pink resin cast of a bouquet of roses commemorating the bouquet Jackie Kennedy was carrying on the day of her husband’s assassination.
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