14 September 2009

FOCUS: “Marilyn and I” by Yury Toroptsov

«“Marilyn and I” started in June 2005 at the Julien’s auction house in Los Angeles where a friend of mine bought an authentic summer dress designed by JAX from the personal wardrobe of Marilyn Monroe. The dress has a strong evocative power. It became an essential element of my artistic project.
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With the dress folded in my photographer’s backpack I went to meet a lot of people at their homes and work places where I collected and recorded the stories of men and women of all ages and all social categories who share at least one thing in common – a strong personal emotional attachment to Marilyn Monroe.»

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