Self-Portrait as Marlene Dietrich
Self-Portrait as Marlene Dietrich in the film Morocco, Figurine, by Bang, 2014
Bang’s mixed-media self‑portrait, created by reappropriating a wedding‑cake groom figurine, presents Bang in a suit with short black hair. The work demonstrates her ongoing interrogation of gender and sexuality. Displayed at Beverly Gallery, fort gondo compound for the arts, St. Louis.
Courtesy of Mary Jo Bang.