22 x 44 cm,
Mixed Media
In "Luxury Lover," Devin Miles combines pop icon, capital aesthetics, and visual deception into a provocative commentary on consumer culture. The central portrait shows Madonna in an iconic photograph by Patrick Demarchelier from 1990 (silver gelatin print, 40.6 × 50.8 cm). Her stylised appearance with blonde hair, striking gaze and bright red lips becomes a monument to female self-presentation. The image is printed on a modified US dollar bill, whose design Miles has subtly altered...
