Ballet Photograph, Vintage Print on Fine Art Paper

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Inkjet print on semi-gloss photo paper or matte rice paper. From the first series of photos ever taken of classes … Read more Inkjet print on semi-gloss photo paper or matte rice paper. From the first series of photos ever taken of classes at the school of American Ballet., 1970s. This features Madame Danilova who was the principle ballet instructor. BALLET IS WOMEN SERIES
FOR BALANCHINE, woman’s bodies were not merely his “objects of concern,”. Fat, curves, any excess flesh, were obstructions. For the ballerina, the body is the object of the audience. Self-objectification is the price of admission. See less