Orlan

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• Some nudity and surgical imagery coming next, but nothing bloody until I alert you.

Who is Orlan?

Describe her art performances.

• Forehead of Da Vinci’sMona Lisa

Chin of Botticelli’s Venus

Nose of Fountainbleau’s Diana(Goddess of the Hunt)

• Eyes of Gerard’s Psyche

Mouth of Boucher’s Europa

• Warning: graphic surgical contenton the next slide.

• What are your impressions of Orlan?• Why is she having all these cosmetic

surgeries? How is this art?• Is this a feminist utopia?• How does Kathy Davis feel about

cosmetic surgery in general? • In her surveys, what have women said

about their surgeries? Do they say they are electing it to enhance themselves or to give them an edge?

• What does Kathy Davis think about Orlan?