Art Show Features 'Golden Gals Gone Wild'
AUGUST 6, 2007
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (TNA) – In an era where beauty is defined by youth, one art show seeks to prove that seniors can be just as sexy: it’s featuring the familiar characters from the television series "The Golden Girls" in various states of undress.
The "Golden Gals Gone Wild" exhibit premieres August 11 in Hollywood, Calif., and features various artistic interpretations of "Blanche," "Rose," "Dorothy" and "Sophia" getting down and dirty.
For instance, one painting by Chris Zimmerman depicts Bea Arthur (Dorothy) flashing her age-spotted boobs, while another has Betty White (Rose) in bondage gear.
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After an intense bidding war, Claire was able to purchase the boob-baring Bea painting for $120, a small price to pay considering the reaction it evoked from friends and family when she hung it over her bed.
"People were freaking out – they loved it," Claire said. Thus, the "Golden Gals Gone Wild" exhibit was born.
The exhibit will cover the entire art spectrum – everything from stained glass to photography to original songs – and include works by more than 30 artists, including Jason Mercier, who is planning a mosaic made from some personal belongings that have been donated by Rue McClanahan (Blanche).
Mercier says he aspires to portray McClanahan’s natural sex appeal, but admits he has ulterior motives as well.
"I hope that this will convince other ladies to send me their junk," said Mercier, whose previous works include junk donated by Margaret Cho, Elvira and Parker Posey.
Photographer Austin Young is taking a different approach by making photos of a diminutive actress named Selene Luna dressed up as an oldster for fake ads that spoof ads for the popular and more youthful "Girls Gone Wild" DVDs.
"The idea is that to show the ridiculousness of ‘Girls Gone Wild,’" Young said. "They promote this idea that only if you are 18 and sign a release form can you be on ‘Girls Gone Wild.’ Where they have ‘first timers’ I decided to do ‘old timers.’"
Despite the playful posters, Young believes the show can inspire the masses.
"My work would be about celebrating women, that women can be sexual, sexy and hot when they are older," Young said. "In our society, we have been taught that beauty is super young, but everyone is a sexual being. Pushing the idea of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ into ‘Women Gone Wild’ is really relevant and makes a point that we should embrace age."
Claire also hopes that "Golden Gals Gone Wild," despite its sexy ambitions, will get people thinking about art in a different manner.
"I think art should make you feel something and people were reacting to it," Claire said.
The exhibit will have plenty of time to get reactions.
There are talks about taking "Golden Gals Gone Wild" to galleries in New York, Phoenix and Sydney, Australia, after it finishes its three-week run in Los Angeles.
Besides the actual art, Claire is hoping to add to the septuagenarian vibe by holding wheelchair races, bobbing for dentures contests and serving plenty of that "Golden Girls" staple, cheesecake, at the premiere. In addition, all art lovers are invited to dress up in "old people drag," such as canes, spectacles and Depends diapers.
For more information, check out www.myspace.com/goldengirlsgoerotic.
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