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BEAUTY CULTURE provides a seminal examination of photography’s role in capturing and defining notions of modern female beauty and how these images profoundly influence our lives in both celebratory and disturbing ways.

Through different lenses focused on the body beautiful, the exhibition examines both traditional and unconventional definitions of beauty, challenging stereotypes of gender, race and age. It explores the links between beauty and violence, glamour and sexuality and the cost (in its multiple meanings) of beauty.

Featuring works from over 100 world-renowned beauty, fashion and fine art photographers, BEAUT Y CULTURE encourages a social discussion about the allure and mystique of the pursuit of female beauty, as well as its cult-like glorification and the multi-billion dollar industries that surround it.

BEAUTY CULTURE presents diverse viewpoints on beauty as it has evolved through the 20th and 21st centuries. These viewpoints are at times challenging, daring and controversial. Ultimately, the exhibition illustrates the power of the still image in shaping cultural ideals and expectations of feminine beauty – and photography’s undeniable influence on conceptions of the Self.

In addition to over 170 photographs featured in the print gallery, BEAUTY CULTURE showcases hundreds of digital images in vivid detail on high-resolution screens in the Digital Gallery. The Digital Gallery also includes a short documentary film that expands upon the print exhibition’s themes, featuring interviews with well-known photographers, models, historians and beauty experts who guide visitors on a fascinating photographic exploration of the culture – and cult – of beauty.

Be a part of the exhibit: visitors can explore their own interpretation of beauty with the BEAUTY CULTURE Digital Salon which allows users to alter a photo of themselves. Visitors choose between a before and after image and can then email or upload the photo of their choice onto Facebook.

Please be aware that some of the photographs in BEAUTY CULTURE include graphic images, such as those of explicit medical procedures and nudity, and may not be appropriate for all ages.

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Sunday, May 22, 2pm-5pm

Cause for Creativity: BROODWORK: Marking Time at the Santa Monica Museum of Art

Families engage in projects by BROODWORK participants Ann Faison and Dan Koeppel. Through explorations of movement, drawing, and mapping, participants find unique ways to understand and interrelate the spaces of the individual, the family, and community in the city. Wear comfortable clothing. For more information please visit www.broodwork.com.

Location: SMMoA, Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404
Info: education@smmoa.org. Tickets: $5, FREE for SMMoA Members

Food Rules
An Eater's Manual

By Michael Pollan

This indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely...

Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings a welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with the clarity, concision and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page accompanied by a concise explanation. It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?”

From the good folks at The Nourished Kitchen...

If you’re just starting out, just learning and baby-stepping away from packaged and boxed foods into a diet based on wholesome, natural traditional foods, those first few weeks (months? years?) can feel daunting at best, and completely impossible at worst. It’s hard, especially if you were raised on Lean Cuisine, Pop Tarts and Crystal Light. Never mind the conflicting information in the media: the government tells you to stick to low fat, but recently published studies illustrate the importance of high quality fats – including butter. While Nourished Kitchen focuses exclusively on real foods, traditionally prepared to maximize nutrition, the site really centers around the pleasure of cooking – and for those just starting out, just giving up the frozen suppers and drive-thrus, it’s not enough to share recipes or techniques; rather, you need more practical and hands-on advice. So here it is....

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