"Oprah Represents You"
Kayrock and Wolfy
American
2007
A screenprint with ink additions that uses the bold invocation of the celebrity name “Oprah” and blunt text to challenge how media figures are presented as speaking for ordinary people.
A dense field of tiny blue rosettes sets off giant, black stenciled letters reading OPRAH REPRESENTS YOU, the stark contrast turning the phrase into an abrupt, almost confrontational proclamation.
Working in the language of advertising and mass print, the piece joins artists who appropriate popular media to critique celebrity authority and the ways visual culture persuades public identity.
Medium
Screenprint with ink additions
Dimensions
composition and sheet (irreg.): 25 1/16 x 19" (63.6 x 48.3 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
General Print Fund
Accession
1260.2008.12
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
