Karen Kilimnik - Drawings - N° 16

Karen Kilimnik uses her seductive power and glamour to introduce us to the rituals of her media worship and second-hand yearnings. She then examines these rituals with a unique mix of desperate innocence, post-adolescent ingenuity, and voodoo-like humor.

“A world where supermodels converge with the super-rich—Kate Moss and Princess Di become one—and where the adult obsessions with wealth and beauty are offset by a childish preoccupation with pedigree dogs, thoroughbred horses and the Pink Panther.” (Anna Chapman, The Face)