

The Feminist Thread: Photographs from the Collection of Helen Kornblum
116
Lauren Greenfield
Phoebe, 3, at the VIP opening of Barney's Department Store, Beverly Hills
1994
Dye destruction print.
12 5/8 x 19 1/4 in. (32.1 x 48.9 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 8/25 in ink on the verso.
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For over twenty-five years, Lauren Greenfield’s photographs have explored the global fascination with wealth and all its external indicators, from sprawling mansions to luxury cars and designer clothes. In Phoebe 3, Greenfield captures an image of a child at an exclusive VIP store opening, highlighting the extent to which the epidemic of materialism may be passed from one generation to the next.