Su RICHARDSON British, b. 1947
Underwear Skin Sale, 1978
Cotton, wool, lurex
190 x 58 x 15 cm
Further images
One of only four live-size croechted pieces by Richardson, ‘Underwear Skin Sale’ (1978) was made around the time of Feminist demonstrations against the Miss World Contest. It criticizes the sexual...
One of only four live-size croechted pieces by Richardson, ‘Underwear Skin Sale’ (1978) was made around the time of Feminist demonstrations against the Miss World Contest. It criticizes the sexual objectification of the body, and more specifically, how we are judged for the bodies we have. With the work, Richardson reversed the idea of the body vis-a-vis skin, where a ‘skin’ could be worn on the outside of our bodies instead of clothes. It is accompanied by a hanging price tag, epitomising discourses of resistance against sexual objectification and commodification.
Exhibitions
Burnt Breakfast and other works by Su Richardson, Goldsmith University, London, UK, 2012Literature
Elinor, Gillian (et al.) (Eds). Women and Craft. London: Virago Press, 1987. Illustrated on p. 40.Publications
Su Richardson: In Stitches, Published by Midlands Art Centre 2025, illustrated page 35Join our mailing list
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