NWBA
The NWBA photographic series draws on the imagery of Nike ads, poster art, the Golden State Warriors, the WNBA and “old school” music videos. The work explores and exploits the physical power and mesmerizing quality of both professional athletes and hip hop body models. It also plays with notions of ownership, desire, spectacle and celebration. These images were shown at She Got Game, an exhibition on women and sports at the Arlington Arts Center. The images were inspired by a 2008 ensemble performance titled “WNBA” in which Bass straps on a prosthetic derrière made of basketballs and female players dribbled, passed and dunked her.
Holly Bass, NWBA, archival pigment print, 2012. The NWBA photographic series draws on the imagery of Nike ads, poster art, the Golden State Warriors, the WNBA and “old school” music videos.