Marilyn Minter: pretty/dirty

For over three decades Marilyn Minter has produced lush paintings, photographs, and videos that vividly manifest our culture’s complex and contradictory emotions around the feminine body and beauty. From the oversized paintings of makeup-laden lips and eyes to soiled designer shoes, Minter’s work brings into sharp, critical focus the power of desire. As an artist Minter has always made seductive visual statements that demand our attention while never shirking her equally crucial roles as provocateur, critic, and humorist. Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty features over 25 paintings made between 1976 and 2013, three video works, and several photographs that show Minter’s work in depth.

Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirtyis organized by the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. The exhibition is supported by generous grants from Gregory R. Miller & Co., Amy and John Phelan, Jeanne Greenburg/Salon 94, and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. The exhibition tour includes Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; MCA Denver; OCMA; and the Brooklyn Museum.