“Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic” by Jana Sterbak

Artist: Jana Sterbak
Title: Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic
Year: 1987

From Wikipedia:
“Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic (1987) is an artwork created by Canadian Jana Sterbak, first displayed at Montreal’s Galerie Rene Blouin. Its most famous showing was at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, where it attracted national controversy. The work was composed of 50 pounds of raw flank steaks sewn together, and hung on a hanger. According to the artist, the work is a contrast between vanity and bodily decomposition. The artwork is in the collections of Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and of Centre Pompidou in Paris (edition of 2 + artist copy)…”
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