For about five years, Lyla Rye has produced consistently thoughtful and resonant architecture-based installations around Toronto. In both solo and collective projects (Nether-mind and Duke-u-menta), Rye has addressed space and site with high sensitivity. Her recent exhibition surprised viewers aware of her earlier calibrations and subtle peelings of the exhibition frame. Did this show, dedicated […]
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The history of women’s underwear in the West confirms
The history of women’s underwear in the West confirms its connection between the parallel constructions of taboo and male desire. Fashion historians Anne Hollander and Valerie Steele have traced the trajectory of underwear from being “an absolute masculine prerogative” (i.e., worn only by men) to an erotic obsession when adopted by women. Long taboo for […]