Friends and Enemies: Margot and Caroline

Date

2000

Century

21st century

Medium & Support

Chromogenic print on paper

Edition

2/5

Dimensions

Frame: 30 1/2 x 41 in. , Image: 23 x 33 1/2 in. , Sheet: 29 1/2 x 40 in.

Style

Art Photography

Object Type

Photographs

Credit Line

Museum purchase

Accession Number

2018.09.01

ON VIEW

Description

Twin sisters standing side by side. Both have the same cut hair which is dirty blond. The sister's names are Margot and Caroline. The woman on the left is not smiling looking at the viewer; wearing a cowgirl caricature print long-sleeved shirt with colors of purple, red, yellow, and white. The woman on the right is smiling (no teeth are visible) looking at the veiwer; wearing a butterfly print long-sleeved shirt with colors of red, blue, and yellow.

Label History

As a Canadian-born artist embedded in the American South, Moos was deeply affected by the shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. In response the artist spent a year getting to know staff members and senior students at an affluent private high school in Birmingham, AL, seeking to understand their complex and diverse relationships. Pairs were selected based on whether they were best friends or worst enemies, though her subjects did not know with whom they would be photographed until moments before the image was captured. In Margot and Caroline, the two figures are clearly related, perhaps sisters or twins. The viewer must wrestle with the tension of not knowing where on the spectrum their relationship falls between friends and enemies.

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Object Entry
Written by: Hilary Schroeder

Keywords

studio portraits

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