Car Girls Revs Up for Book Launch
In this video interview, Dutch photographer Jacqueline Hassink presents her new book Car Girls (Aperture, 2009) coming out this month. Hassink explains how she began this project five years ago. Photographing major car shows in seven different cities on three continents, Hassink discusses how she captured moments of these women’s performances and then how she “mapped” the project by dividing these car girls into different categories. Her project takes a subversively fun yet conceptually astute approach to issues of gender, power, and commodification. Hassink also speaks about the sexy and clever design of the book by award-winning Irma Boom and shares her memorable experience as she dresses up as a car girl in one of the auto shows. If you want to meet the artist and hear more about the project, Jacqueline Hassink will be in New York for a book signing on Tuesday, April 7 at Dashwood Books followed by a talk and book signing at Aperture Gallery on Tuesday, April 14.
Car Girls, Photographs by Jacqueline Hassink
Book Signing
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 6:00 pm
FREE
Dashwood Books
33 Bond St.
New York, New York
(212) 387-8520
Car Girls, Jacqueline Hassink
Artist’s Talk and Book Signing
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:30 pm
FREE
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555
Tags: Aperture Gallery, Car Girls, Dashwood Books, Irma Boom, Jacqueline Hassink
