Monday, May 7, 2007

Naked in Mexico

Spencer Tunick, provocative photographer of the bare-bunned masses, once again creates a large-scale photograph with nudes in a public place. His work includes getting volunteers to appear in photos in unlikely places around the world.

The latest is in Mexico City...

News and Observer
May 7, 2007
Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post

Photog's naked ambition draws thousands
Mexicans revel in raw freedom

MEXICO CITY - Carmen Gonzalez stood prim and proper Sunday in the predawn darkness of this city's grand central square.

Her dark brown dress was neatly pressed, and she held her daughter's hand tightly in the crowd. This isn't Gonzalez's thing, hanging around at a crazy hour, preparing to get a little wild. But at age 50, she figured, "Why not get naked?"

"I'm nervous," Gonzalez told her 20-year-old daughter, Maria Oliva Gonzalez, as a voice crackled over the loudspeaker.

But when Spencer Tunick, provocative photographer of the bare-bunned masses, gave the word, Carmen Gonzalez did not hesitate. She shimmied out of that brown dress while her daughter fiddled with buttons.

And there it was. Carmen Gonzalez was naked for all to see. And she was smiling. Read more...