Sharp edges beauty

Exhibition "Culture of beauty" opened in Los Angeles on may 21. It is dedicated to fashion and, as you've probably guessed, the beauty. Provocative ideas from the show can be judged by its subheadings: "the Corporation is the Beauty industry cosmetics in 300 billion dollars." "How old is beauty?", "What size is beauty?", "What color is beauty?" The issues of beauty and fashion is now particularly relevant, given the recent news about how the mother had injected her 8-year-old daughter Botox to win a beauty pageant. Careful retouching changes our idea of beauty, poisoning the brain of adolescents aspiring to be like the cover models. The exhibition is not in vain is in the vicinity of Hollywood – the centre of fakeness and plastic surgery. These photos seem to tell the viewer that these girls are puppets, the strings of which are pulled by the stylists, designers and producers, so if you don't want to be in their place, it is better to sharpen scissors witty.

(14 photos)

1. Model Anja Rubik, Vogue Paris, 2009. (Tyen/Vogue)

2. Behind the scenes of the fashion show Paul Smith in London in September 2002. (Felicia Webb)

3. Nancy Kwan, 1962. (Terence Donovan)

4. Joyce Riley Klotis in the final of the beauty contest

5. Jocelyn Wildenstein in Beverly hills in 2005. (Zed Nelson/Institute for Artist Management)

6. Cindy Crawford, new York, 1992. (Albert Watson)

7. Hilary swank, the magazine "Vanity Fair" in March 2005. (Norman Jean Roy)

8. Alec UEC. (Gilles Bensimon)

9. Kate M., 1999. (Erwin Olaf/Hasted Kraeutler)

10. Carmen Dell' Oreis, 2009. (Fadil Berisha)

11. "Pink lady". (Lauren Greenfield/ Institute for Artist Management)

12. The measurement parameters. (Lauren Greenfield/ Institute for Artist Management)

13. "Intrigue in the bird cage" with Simona D Alencar, 1963. (Melvin Sckolsky)

14. Varis Dirie, Morocco, 1993. (Albert Watson)