They're dog-obsessed and they have no kids--but their pooches dress up like people, host birthday parties, go to puppy preschool and drive a multibillion-dollar pet industry
Courtesy of Art Knowledge News, the artist and Art Images Directory on flickr Creative Commons."Armature", 1988, Color Polaroid by William Wegman.We've all snapped photos of our beloved pets before. And with the aid of websites like icanhascheezburger.com, we get to see everyone else's mediocre kitty and doggy shots.So how is it that when William Wegman takes photos of his Weimaraners, it's considered high art?I say one look at any of his photos will answer that question right quick. Even just t
Courtesy of SMoCA.William Wegman.Even those who aren't that into art know who William Wegman is. Or, at least, they remember when his Cinderella book hit it big in the 90's. Remember? The book that has a photo of a dog in a blonde wig on the cover? Yeah, that's Wegman.But there's a lot more to the artist than dogs in dresses. Which is what Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art has been trying to remind everyone with their Unexpected Wegman exhibition, where his lesser-known prints and videos
