Who’s Boss A Series of Art Works
 

2002 - 2004

Fashion Victim

Barbie and Klaus

Hair Shirt

Art Prize

Röslein Sprach...

Boss Rune

Your Rules

Soul Brother

Selection

 
   
 

I chose the Boss story to engage with, although many other German companies profited during the war years by exploitation, because Boss was a clothing manufacturer; the idea that a costume doesn't just provide a protective layer but can also be a form of disguise, intrigued me. Hugo Ferdinand Boss made gentlemen's suits in Metzingen, Germany until 1931. Later, when he became a Nazi party member, the firm made uniforms. Now the privatised and highly successful fashion house follows contemporary trends that still conform to an average uniformity.

Tanya Ury 2004

Many thanks to Dr. Elisabeth Timm for her very helpful advice.

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Hungarian translation Kristóf Szabó