Art History Works-in-Progress Series: Women and Beauty Through the Lens of the Media

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Location: 235 Decio Hall (View on map )

Surreal image of metal cargo containers on a ship's deck, each displaying close-ups of women's faces applying makeup. Workers adjust the containers beneath the ship's crane and American flag.

We invite you to join us for a lecture by MFA candidate, Emma Ryan, as she explores how media, marketing, and technology influence women’s identities and perceptions of beauty in the modern age.

Feminist artists like Martha Rosler began critiquing the problems associated with the beauty industry in the 70s, but the problem of marketing to women has only grown since. Sophisticated algorithms, propelled by watching their users’ every move, project enviable lifestyles through influencers' perfectly lit, clean, and hypnotic videos and posts.