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Article: Robert Boyd at Schroeder Romero. (New York).(Art exhibits)(Review)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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Robert Boyd's "The Virgin Collection" was an impressive multidisciplinary exhibition combining costumery, objects, photography, video and performance. In works concerned with history, fascist power, homophobia, social suppression and alienation, Boyd lampoons an array of traditional symbols that ostensibly project masculinity, femininity and purity.
The centerpiece of this fascinating installation was an elaborate, vaguely ominous white wedding gown. Boyd wore the outfit in a video and in the opening performance at the gallery. It's a quirky garment with a conical headdress and mask, elegant full-length skirt and a top emblazoned with a comical and mysterious ...
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Article: OBIT - STUMP, ROBERT BOYD
Roanoke Times & World News;
July 7, 2004 ;
324 words
...Robert Boyd Stump, 77, of Troutville, passed away Monday, July 5, 2004 He was a Navy Veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict, a member ...
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