John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012
C-print
Image: 30 x 20 inches 76.2 x 50.8 cm
Framed: 36 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches 92.7 x 67.3 cm
Framed: 36 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches 92.7 x 67.3 cm
Edition of 5 plus 1 AP
Jordan Riefe of the L.A. Times: The self-portrait “Beverly Hills John” has a Cindy Sherman quality. John Waters: When that came out there were fan pages that said, “How could...
Jordan Riefe of the L.A. Times: The self-portrait “Beverly Hills John” has a Cindy Sherman quality.
John Waters: When that came out there were fan pages that said, “How could he have done that?! We really thought he had better self-esteem than that!” I have friends in L.A. who look like that. I was just honoring local customs when I made “Beverly Hills John.” Maybe if I had come to L.A. when I made my first film, maybe I would look like that. You don’t look old. Joan Rivers didn’t look old. She looked like an alien. And some people would prefer to look like an alien than old.
John Waters: When that came out there were fan pages that said, “How could he have done that?! We really thought he had better self-esteem than that!” I have friends in L.A. who look like that. I was just honoring local customs when I made “Beverly Hills John.” Maybe if I had come to L.A. when I made my first film, maybe I would look like that. You don’t look old. Joan Rivers didn’t look old. She looked like an alien. And some people would prefer to look like an alien than old.