How does an artist honor her heroes? Matching the playful "anything goes" aesthetic of its subject, this film explores the photographic and video work of Brooklyn-based artist Jaimie Warren as she recreates a wild array of pop culture ...See moreHow does an artist honor her heroes? Matching the playful "anything goes" aesthetic of its subject, this film explores the photographic and video work of Brooklyn-based artist Jaimie Warren as she recreates a wild array of pop culture characters. Coming of age in Wisconsin in the 1980s and 1990s, Warren learned to love the out-sized personalities and distinct looks of "weirdos" like Freddy Krueger, Miss Piggy, Grace Jones, Elvira, and Dolly Parton. For Warren, her celebrity-saturated works are not ironic pastiches but, instead, playful imaginings of an alternate universe where her disparate group of idols can come together and interact in unexpected community. Says Warren, "They've all helped along...my artistic spirit, and why should they not be friends? And why should I not thank them for that? So I am. Thank you."
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