Juno Calypso's Postfeminist Self-Portraits Critique Female Stereotypes

Juno Calypso, an artist based in London, produces staged self-portraits featuring her alter ego, Joyce, which draw on aesthetics from the Sixties and Eighties. Her 2012 work, "Popcorn Venus," depicts her rising from a cream cake, inspired by a gag from the Addams Family. Through her art, Calypso critiques the patriarchal structure and the role women play in societal expectations, often employing dark humor. Her 2015 collection, "Eternal Beauty: Slendertone," tackles myths surrounding slimness, while "The First Night" and "The Honeymoon Suite" delve into themes of female solitude, the latter captured at the Penn Hills Resort in Pennsylvania. In "A Dream in Green," she is seen in a heart-shaped jacuzzi enveloped in algae mud. Jeff Wall's influence is acknowledged, as Calypso's work is marked by hyperfeminine, sarcastic comedy.