April 8th, 2019: Sharp Dresser

[xoxoxoBruce]

Tyeba is going to the fancy ball, so first she pulls out her trusty sewing machine.



Then she whips up some new clothes...



And accessories...



Then arrange for a sitter, take a bath...



Put on the new outfit and dance the night away. The end.
But wait, there’s more!

Bangladeshi artist Tayeba Begum Lipi recreates memory-laden objects by connecting thousands of razor blades, transforming the sharp metal tools into tennis shoes, wheels for strollers, sewing machines, sensuous fabrics, and more. Lipi’s sculptures address female marginality and speak most specifically to violence facing women in Bangladesh. The razor blades also references her memories of witnessing the birth of her nieces and nephews as a child growing up in the small town of Gaibandha, where the tool was often used during delivery.

I think that’s bullshit. I don’t see the connection between her “art” and Bangladeshi women being marginalized, and/or brutalized.
The razor blade is a tool used by both sexes... or is it all sexes now? It may well represent those things to her but expecting others
to make that connection is tenuous at best.

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