Critical Writing Index

Playing on the Power of Hair: Muriel Magenta at Scottsdale Center for the Arts

by Victoria Reed

Artweek, May 24, 1990, v. 21, no. 20, p. 13

Article about the work of Muriel Magenta, which adresses art, history and Western ideologies through a variety of different media. Magenta adresses these issues by focusing specifically on the "hairstyle" and the role it plays in an individual's life.

ITEM 1990.071 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

In Defense of a HairdoMuriel Magenta

La PompadourMuriel Magenta

Salon DooMuriel Magenta

Coiffure CarnivalMuriel Magenta

The Great Hair WallMuriel Magenta

Comb for the Ultimate DooMuriel Magenta

Permanent Wave SeriesMuriel Magenta