The young lady is Anna Nicole Smith, born Vickie Lynn Hogan; 1967 – 2007, was an American model, actress, and television personality. Smith started her career as a Playboy magazine centrefold in 1992 and won the title of 1993 Playmate of the year.
This art work is about the idea of myths. Like Marilyn Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith will live forever, because she died young and beautiful.
The title, The More you Die, refers to the media hype and worshipping of celebrities which gives ordinary people a chance to dream away and leave their boring lives for a short while. When the famous people die it only makes the myth much stronger.
What is the deeper mechanics of celebrity culture? When did we exchange our heroes from science, art and litterature into film actors and reality stars? Does a politician need to be in a popular tv show to be famous enough to be elected?
Has Hollywood and our appetite for empty cultural calories challenged our democracy?
