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The quest for beauty might be the world's most unintentionally followed religion. In the process of building a formal religion for beauty, elements of prayer, reverence and devotion were recognizable in every day grooming and in the beauty industry.
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A collaboration with sound artist Scott Weiser, who composed the score for the evening.
July 29, 2007
Moxie Parlour Salon, Mission District, San Francisco
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Johnny Ray Huston • July 25, 2007
Visual Art / Performance "Justification for Grooming"
Does beauty lie in the eye of the beholder or, as Kim Gordon once droned, does beauty lie? Erin Gallup's "Justification for Grooming" might not set out to definitively answer those questions, but — in using an actual hair salon as a setting to examine the habits humans fall into while attempting to look good — it's likely to brush up against them. Gallup will present a one-time-only six-hour music score that she put together with Scott Weiser that makes use of samples from beauty product commercials on radio and television. At 7:29 p.m., she'll allow members of the audience to "take a cut" of her hair, a ritual that suggests a more directly physical update of Yoko Ono's Cut Piece.
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The Weekend Guide • July 26, 2007
SEE Justification for Grooming
What: Artist Erin Gallup’s multimedia installation explores the psychology of beauty rituals.
Why: High-minded maintenance.
When: Sun., 6 p.m.-midnight; ceremony starts at 7:29 p.m.
Where: Moxie Parlour, 1920 Market St., at Laguna St.
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