Donning a furry green coat, the female figure in this print holds her hands to the sides of her head as she opens her mouth. Beginning in the 1970s, Kiki Kogelnik began challenging conceptions of gender in the media. Using images of women appropriated from fashion magazines, she explored the representation of femininity in a post-war, mass-consumerist society, folding substantial political inquiry into brightly colored compositions. “Desire” expresses this feminist consciousness with a sense of playfulness and humor.
