Catherine Wagner
Minnie Mouse's Kitchen; Mickey's Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, California

Minnie Mouse's Kitchen; Mickey's Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, California

© Catherine Wagner

Minnie Mouse's Kitchen; Mickey's Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, California
Minnie Mouse's Kitchen; Mickey's Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, California
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Minnie Mouse's Kitchen; Mickey's Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, California
Date1995
PlaceAnaheim, California, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 17 5/16 × 22 in. (44 × 55.9 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 23 15/16 in. (50.8 × 60.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by members of the Photography Department Subcommittee and Staff in honor of Lana McBride
Object number2000.169
Not on view

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Description


Catherine Wagner blurs the lines between the objectivity of her documentary approach and the fictional setting she depicts. This picture was made for The Architecture of Reassurance, a project commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, in which Wagner juxtaposes shots of the chaotic exteriors of Disney theme parks with carefully framed scenes from their interior environments. Wagner’s straightforward depiction and close cropping of Minnie Mouse’s kitchen emphasize its lurid colors and warped dimensions, casting an unsettling sense on an environment intended to offer a charming and comforting escape from reality.



Provenance[Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black, verso, lower center: Minnie's Refridgerator // Disneyland
Inscribed in black, verso, lower left: 4/12
Signed in black, verso, lower right: [signature] 1995

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