Please note that the 2nd floor of the Hamilton Building will be closed to the public on Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10, for a private event. The Bodies and Soul exhibition will remain open.
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"Fantastical Female Figure," depicts a woman whose body is tightly encased from the torso downward in an elaborately textured leather corset/restraint. Her breasts bear large purple flowers which have blossomed provocatively and serve to conceal her nipples. The woman's identity is hidden from the viewer by a large mask/headdress that allows her to see the observer. She stands behind a split wall and before a row of multi-colored phallic tubes or fingers. An enormous blood-red rose lies at the bottom of the painting.