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L'Oreal Paris. Because You're Worth It.

Photograph
ca. 1999-2003 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

‘The billboard can often be seen with its back to the railway tracks or car park, a construction site or an area of wasteland’, explains photographer Stephen Gill. ‘As well as relaying their message, billboards naturally become a curtain for whatever lies behind.’ This photograph entitled L’Oreal Paris. Because You’re Worth It, from the series ‘Billboards’, demonstrates Gill’s desire to draw attention to things that are ‘so familiar and obvious they fall below the usual threshold of people’s attention’.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • L'Oreal Paris. Because You're Worth It. (assigned by artist)
  • Billboards (series title)
Materials and techniques
C-type print
Brief description
'L'Oreal Paris. Because you're worth it', photograph by Stephen Gill, about 1999-2003
Physical description
Photograph of a car in a walled car yard. In the background the back of a billboard.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 40.3cm
  • Sheet width: 50.6cm
  • Image height: 37.8cm
  • Image width: 47cm
Gallery label
(2008-2009)
'The billboard can often be seen with its back to the railway tracks or car park, a construction site or an area of wasteland', explains photographer Stephen Gill. 'As well as relaying their message, billboards naturally become a curtain for whatever lies behind.' With his characteristic sense of wit, this photograph demonstrates Gill's desire to draw attention to things that are 'so familiar and obvious they fall below the usual threshold of people's attention'.
Credit line
Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund
Subjects depicted
Summary
‘The billboard can often be seen with its back to the railway tracks or car park, a construction site or an area of wasteland’, explains photographer Stephen Gill. ‘As well as relaying their message, billboards naturally become a curtain for whatever lies behind.’ This photograph entitled L’Oreal Paris. Because You’re Worth It, from the series ‘Billboards’, demonstrates Gill’s desire to draw attention to things that are ‘so familiar and obvious they fall below the usual threshold of people’s attention’.
Bibliographic reference
Gill, Stephen. A book of field studies. London: Chris Boot Ltd, 2004, p. 209.
Collection
Accession number
E.203-2005

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Record createdMarch 3, 2005
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