
Spinneret
(framed, on pedestal)
(wall mounted, without frame)
(detail)
(detail)
Spiderman costume, stiletto boots, fishnet,
hardware, stainless steel and wood frame
100 x 50 x 16 inches
110 x 52 x 18.5 inches (on pedestal)
Artist Statement
E.V. Day’s “Spidey/Striptease” transforms a Spiderman costume in which fishnet stockings take the place of a shooting web, thus revealing the more effeminate side of the traditional notions of superhero.