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Model Lauren Hastings posed in Tate's clothing for some of the images used in the exhibit. (current events via LAist Featured Photos/Flickr )
A new exhibit honoring actress Sharon Tate opened this weekend, timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the iconic Hollywood blonde's brutal murder by members of Charles Manson's "Family." ICON is described as a mixed media exhibition honoring the life and style of Tate which features the work of Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell. Included in this art and fashion-based showing are items from the actress' "never before revealed wardrobe," many of which were worn by model Lauren Hastings, who was photographed in the outfits.
An invite-only reception was held this weekend at High Profile Productions in Culver City, and LAist Featured Photos contributor current events captured and shared some images from the event.
But is this exhibit fitting? Blogger Julian Ayrs calls the show "macabre" in a recent posting and ponders: "Bizarre, yes! In good taste? You decide!" Just how we are meant to think of Tate is a oft-posed question: "Is it possible to remember her now as the free-spirited natural beauty who prided herself on wearing the shortest miniskirts in town, instead of as the victim of a horrific crime?" asks the LA Times in a writeup of the exhibit.
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It's certainly appropriate to have an exhibit of photos of her but the timing of the show with the 40th anniversary of her famous death is quite tasteless. It's as if the greatest thing she could have ever acomplished was to be killed by a bunch of killers more famous than her, and it makes the show about Charlie instead of Sharon. I find it off-putting.
Of course, this exhibit is fitting. Any venue that celebrates Sharon Tate as a whole person is appropriate and overdue. Sharon was IMO the most physically beautiful woman(just see any of her films). I think it was producer Gene Gutowski who said of Sharon, "She was absolutely a scene stealer and a show stopper". She was talented and her star was on the ascent. And from all accounts, Sharon was an amazing human being with the best qualities a person can have and that is what needs more collective focus. Sharon Tate's life was very interesting.
This is a wonderful article about this exhibit and gives not only a background on it's origins but, is aptly titled, "Restoring Sharon Tate".
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-tate9-2009aug09,0,4316310.story