Pippa Garner, artist who satirized car culture and gender norms, dies at 82

Pippa Garner, an artist celebrated for her Pop cyborg sculptures and commentary on American consumer culture, has passed away. She was born in 1942 in Evanston, Illinois, and first garnered attention in 1969 with her piece 'Kar-Mann (Half Human Half Car)', which satirized car culture and hyper-masculinity. Her 1982 work, the 'Better Living Catalog', critiqued capitalist aspirations and was part of her retrospective at White Columns in 2024. Assigned male at birth, Garner began hormone therapy in the mid-1980s and underwent surgeries. Notable recent exhibitions included the Whitney Biennial and Hammer Museum. Her 1995 piece 'Un(tit)led (HE 2 SHE)' was also shown at White Columns. Garner was a vocal advocate for a trans president and universal healthcare, engaging audiences with her absurdist expressions.