Borat’s Designer Redresses Art
CULTURE By KATHLEEN EGAN May 5, 2010, 4:48 pm
It’s fitting that Jason Alper’s first art show opened just blocks from the Dolce & Gabbana boutique on West Hollywood’s Robertson Boulevard. As the costume designer for the movie “Bruno,” (as well the Sacha Baron Cohen characters, “Ali G” and “Borat”), the London-based Alper has put the comedian in all sorts of outrageous get-ups — including a velcro suit for the Milan runway as well as accessorizing a National Guard uniform with a D & G belt, claiming the look on its own is just too “matchy-matchy.”
Now Alper is ribbing the art world in a similar way. His sold-out show, “It’s All Back On,” which opened at the Guy Hepner Gallery and runs through May 15, features some classic works of art revisited. Caravaggio’s “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas” has turned into a painting called “What Would Jesus Wear?” that features Jesus wearing a Louis Vuitton-logoed cloak. The French label pops up again on the hide of Napoleon’s horse in the painting “Napoleon Crossing the Alps,” now titled “The 6th Version.” Other works seem to be inspired more by Dada than Prada, including “Mr Pink,” a sculpture of a Stormtrooper helmet fitted with Playboy bunny ears. Perfect for Cohen’s cameo in the next “Star Wars” installment.
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