Pretty Baby May 22, 2007

'Pretty Baby,' organized by Modern Curator Andrea Karnes, is international in scope and will explore various notions of childhood identity. While the exhibition is meant to be edgy--the title refers to Louis Malle's 1978 film, a controversial look at child prostitution in New Orleans starring the then 12-year-old Brooke Shields--it will include a wide range of expressions, from works that capture romantic and innocent childlike reverie to works that question established idealized states of childhood. The current working checklist includes Sanford Biggers/Jennifer Zackin, Rineke Dijkstra, Nathalie Djurberg, Adam Fuss, Anna Gaskell, Makiko Kudo, Loretta Lux, Margaret Meehan, Ron Mueck, Yoshitomo Nara, and Charlotta Westergren.