JESUS IN MY LEG!, 2010

This photograph features a leg covered in a bruise that is reminiscent of an iconic image of Jesus Christ. Taken by Bougatsos on her Blackberry, the image is playfully sacrilegious and flippant, while at the same time loaded with heavy symbolism. In some cultures, such a bizarre occurrence would be considered a miracle, attracting pilgrims and alms. Although Bougatsos doesn't seem to interpret the appearance of Jesus on her own leg as a gift from God, she does take care to document its occurrence, thereby pointing out that as much as we think we're immune to superstition, religious iconography continues to command notice, even in the form of kitsch.

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Lizzi Bougatsos, the lead singer for the band Gang Gang Dance, is an underground art and fashion icon. One of the "enfants terribles" in the downtown art scene, Bougatsos has performed with her band at the Whitney Biennial, been interviewed by publications such as The Village Voice and Paper Magazine, and in 2010 was commissioned by the Guggenheim Museum Young Collectors Council.

Bougatsos' work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at James Fuentes LLC, New York, and the Breeder, Athens, Greece. It has also been included in group shows at Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York, NY; Gavin Brown Enterprises, New York, NY; Honor Fraser, New York, NY; Museo d'arte Contemporanea di Roma, Milan, Italy; and White Columns, New York, NY, among others. In 2004, she received the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Visual Art Grant, and in 2008, she was featured at the Whitney Biennial.

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