Image Universe: Rapunzel
This week's hair-themed "Image Universe" is inspired by the German fairy tale.
Editor's Note
Our special "(De)Tangled" edition of "Image Universe" is themed after Rapunzel, in which a young woman's exceedingly long hair is both the source of her strength and her demise. The German fairy tale is one in a cross-cultural tradition of stories where long hair is a font of feminine power. This image thread looks at hair and hair-like forms that in their intricacy and abundance seem to hold some serious magic.
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Chan Hyo Bae, Existing in Costume Rapunzel, 2010. C-Print. Courtesy saatchiart.com.
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Photo of Shantavia Beale from Kehinde Wiley's 2015 Spring Fashion Portfolio for New York Magazine. Courtesy nymag.com.
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Maria Nepomuceno, Untitled, 2008. Sewn rope, wood, straw, and beads. Courtesy Victoria Miro, London.
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Mika Rottenberg, Still from Cheese, 2007. C-Print. Courtesy the artist and Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York.
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Installation view of Sheila Hicks' Séance, 2014. Courtesy Design at Large, Miami.
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Photo of Shoshipoyo, an 18-year-old fashion student in Tokyo. Courtesy Tokyofashion.com.
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Guinness World Record holder for “World’s Hairiest Woman.” Courtesy women-info.com
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CHERYL KORALIK, Masque Bobo, Burkina Faso. COURTESY CHERYLKORALIK.COM.
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Installation view of Dayton Castleman's shredder, 2007. Courtesy daytoncastleman.com.
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Hong Chun Zhang, Twin Spirits #2, 2002. Charcoal on paper on scrolls. Courtesy artisaway.com
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Photo by Peter Adams. Courtesy Peteradamsphoto.com.
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Installation detail of Senga Nengudi's RSVP 1, 1977, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Courtesy artsobserver.com.
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Photo of Tank from Tank and the Bangas at the 2014 Gretna Heritage Festival. Courtesy nola.com.