LinderUntitled 1976

This is one of a group of Untitled collages the feminist artist and performer Linder created in 1976-8 using images from women’s fashion magazines. It shows a woman wearing a one-piece set of lacy underwear standing in an unnatural pose in a bedroom. The model’s body is curved to show off the undergarment and her physical form in a flattering manner. Her left arm bends awkwardly so that she can elegantly clasp her hip and upper thigh, while her right arm stretches upwards, raising her breasts in the classic modelling half-twist pose. Subverting the placid stereotype of a passive woman on display, Linder collaged a picture of an electric carpet sweeper over the model’s right forearm that is raised above her head… (read more)