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.
Chan Hyo Bae, Existing in Costume Rapunzel, 2010. C-Print. Courtesy saatchiart.com.
Photo of Shantavia Beale from Kehinde Wiley's 2015 Spring Fashion Portfolio for New York Magazine. Courtesy nymag.com.
Maria Nepomuceno, Untitled, 2008. Sewn rope, wood, straw, and beads. Courtesy Victoria Miro, London.
Mika Rottenberg, Still from Cheese, 2007. C-Print. Courtesy the artist and Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York.
Installation view of Sheila Hicks' Séance, 2014. Courtesy Design at Large, Miami.
Photo of Shoshipoyo, an 18-year-old fashion student in Tokyo. Courtesy Tokyofashion.com.
Guinness World Record holder for “World’s Hairiest Woman.” Courtesy women-info.com
CHERYL KORALIK, Masque Bobo, Burkina Faso. COURTESY CHERYLKORALIK.COM.
Installation view of Dayton Castleman's shredder, 2007. Courtesy daytoncastleman.com.
Hong Chun Zhang, Twin Spirits #2, 2002. Charcoal on paper on scrolls. Courtesy artisaway.com
Photo by Peter Adams. Courtesy Peteradamsphoto.com.
Installation detail of Senga Nengudi's RSVP 1, 1977, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Courtesy artsobserver.com.
Photo of Tank from Tank and the Bangas at the 2014 Gretna Heritage Festival. Courtesy nola.com.
