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Garner began her career in the 1970s in Los Angeles as a performance artist. A Chevrolet modified by Pippa was featured in Esquire Magazine in 1975 and noticed by the San Francisco art collective Ant Farm, and she subsequently began a collaboration with ].<ref>Bush, Bill. "Paradise Notwithstanding: This Artweek.LA (December 5-11, 2011)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2015. </ref> In the 1980s, Pippa began her transition to a different gender as part of what she considered an "art project to create disorientation in my position in society, and sort of balk any possibility of ever falling into a stereotype again."<ref>Ludwig, Tiffany, and Renee Piechocki. "Misc. Pippa Garner." ''Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing''. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 2007. 71-78. Print.</ref> As Philip Garner, she appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, the Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows showcasing her satirical consumer product "inventions", and her art has appeared in Car & Driver, Rolling Stone, Arts & Architecture and Vogue, among other publications.<ref>Artist Bio/Resume at Lois Lambert Gallery, http://www.loislambertgallery.com/index.php#mi=1&pt=0&pi=41&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0</ref> Garner began her career in the 1970s in Los Angeles as a performance artist. A Chevrolet modified by Pippa was featured in Esquire Magazine in 1975 and noticed by the San Francisco art collective Ant Farm, and she subsequently began a collaboration with ].<ref>Bush, Bill. "Paradise Notwithstanding: This Artweek.LA (December 5-11, 2011)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2015. </ref> In the 1980s, Pippa began her transition to a different gender as part of what she considered an "art project to create disorientation in my position in society, and sort of balk any possibility of ever falling into a stereotype again."<ref>Ludwig, Tiffany, and Renee Piechocki. "Misc. Pippa Garner." ''Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing''. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 2007. 71-78. Print.</ref> As Philip Garner, she appeared on ], the Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows showcasing her satirical consumer product "inventions", and her art has appeared in Car & Driver, Rolling Stone, Arts & Architecture and Vogue, among other publications.<ref>Artist Bio/Resume at Lois Lambert Gallery, http://www.loislambertgallery.com/index.php#mi=1&pt=0&pi=41&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0</ref>


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Pippa Garner
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Pippa Garner (born 1942), formerly known as Philip Garner, is an artist and author known for making parody forms of consumer products as well as custom bicycles and automobiles. Notable publications written by Garner include The Better Living Catalog and Utopia—or Bust! Products for the Perfect World.

Biography

Early life

Garner began her career in the 1970s in Los Angeles as a performance artist. A Chevrolet modified by Pippa was featured in Esquire Magazine in 1975 and noticed by the San Francisco art collective Ant Farm, and she subsequently began a collaboration with Chip Lord. In the 1980s, Pippa began her transition to a different gender as part of what she considered an "art project to create disorientation in my position in society, and sort of balk any possibility of ever falling into a stereotype again." As Philip Garner, she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows showcasing her satirical consumer product "inventions", and her art has appeared in Car & Driver, Rolling Stone, Arts & Architecture and Vogue, among other publications.

Published works

Better Living Catalog

Utopia—or Bust! Products for the Perfect World

Garner's Gizmos & Gadgets

Bibliography

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See also

References

  1. Garner, Philip. Philip Garner's Better Living Catalog. New York, NY: Delilah, 1982. Print.
  2. Garner, Philip. Utopia-- or Bust!: Products for the Perfect World. New York: Delilah Communications, 1984. Print.
  3. Bush, Bill. "Paradise Notwithstanding: This Artweek.LA (December 5-11, 2011)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2015.
  4. Ludwig, Tiffany, and Renee Piechocki. "Misc. Pippa Garner." Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 2007. 71-78. Print.
  5. Artist Bio/Resume at Lois Lambert Gallery, http://www.loislambertgallery.com/index.php#mi=1&pt=0&pi=41&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0

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