"The roster of shutterbugs in 'Beauty Culture' reads like a who's who of contemporary artists and photographers. Albert Watson, Herb Ritts, Man Ray, Andres Serrano, David LaChapelle, Leonard Nimoy, Mary Ellen Mark and Susan Anderson are only a few whose works are featured in the ambitious assemblage of more than 170 print photographs and 500-plus digital images. Through pictures of celebrities and models including Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Cindy Crawford and Gisele Bundchen, 'Beauty Culture' is meant to ignite a debate about today's multi-billion-dollar fashion and beauty industries. Yet the expanse of portraits and editorial photographs rarely represent anyone who's not reinforcing unrealistic ideals, and the so-called social critique winds up being just another celebration of female beauty, rather than a legitimate appraisal."
Tanya Laden in the LA Weekly reviews the latest exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography.
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