New Music from Beyonce and an Exhibit on “Perfect Girls”
14 July 2011
Visitors looking at Judy Byron's "Perfect Girls" exhibit
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
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I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show, we have new music from Beyonce.
And, we tell you about the history of a wedding tradition that is popular in the United States.
But, first, we learn about the work of an artist here in Washington D.C.
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DOUG JOHNSON: Judy Byron makes art in the Mount Pleasant area of Washington, D.C. This summer she opened a new exhibit called “Perfect Girls.” It is her third show to examine personal identity. Mario Ritter has more.
MARIO RITTER: Judy Byron wondered if life was better now for young women than half a century ago. She thought about the many educational and career choices available today. She worried that all those opportunities came with more pressure to be perfect, and to never make a mistake.
Judy Byron decided to compare the lives of girls now with her life in the nineteen fifties and sixties. She planned a website and an exhibit in her studio. She invited women to place their pictures on her website or mail them to her.
She hopes women from all over the world will place their pictures on the website and write a ten word explanation that begins, “When I was perfect…” She plans to include the comments and the pictures in a book.
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