Me, Myself and Them
Jo Broughton
12 June- 16 July 2003

Fascinated by the way in which women often define themselves through comparisons to other women, Jo BroughtonÕs work asks the question "How much are we like other people?" This intriguing exhibition brings together two bodies of work, both of which deal with feminine desire and denial. For the first series, "My ex-boyfriends girlfriends", Broughton tracked down and photographed the current girlfriends of several of her former boyfriends, presenting them reclining in their nightwear on a bed gazing erotically at the camera. For the second, "Virgins", she placed a "Virgins Wanted" advertisement in Time Out magazine, stipulating that all applicants willing to be photographed had to be over 20 years old, proud of their virginity and wear clothes that made them feel sexy.