Thursday 7 August 2008

Artist Deborah Hamon Takes a Stand on the Flag

Deborah Hamon�s American Girl (2007).Courtesy of DFN Gallery.



Deborah Hamon�s cocky summer girl cuts an imposing figure in her sporty blue shorts, but on a second glance you'll realize that something's amiss on the tarmac here. The idealized everygirl we see is just that � Hamon's painted her into a photograph. She's one of the "Dangerous Women" hanging in a group show at DFN Gallery through August 29. This is where Julie Taymor should be looking for her MJ. �Emma Pearse





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