Louise Noguchi, Bang, 2004 Virtual Museum of Canada
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In this series of images by Noguci, she explores the myth of the Wild West as perpetuated in theme parks throughout the Unites States. This image shows a gun in a hand at the right side of the image. It has just been shot, producing a puff of smoke. In her images, the artist uses cultural stereotypes - like the 'wild west cowboy' - to reveal their own absurdity.

Louise Noguchi, Bang, 2004

Images in the Series: In this series of images by Noguci, she explores the myth of the Wild West as perpetuated in theme parks throughout the Unites States. This image shows a gun in a hand at the right side of the image. It has just been shot, producing a puff of smoke. In her images, the artist uses cultural stereotypes - like the 'wild west cowboy' - to reveal their own absurdity.In this image and others, the artist investigates the tourists need to find the myth of a tourist destination intact. The tourist would rather see the Hollywood version rather than how it may have really been. This image shows a snapshot of a re-enactment of an event from the 'Wild West.' The door of a Gunsmith and Mining Supply Shop has just been blown out producing a puff of smoke.In this image, a puff of smoke lingers where a gun was just shot off in a re-enactment.By exploring this notion of cultural stereotypes in the 'Wild West,' the artist reveals the absurdity that is revealed through these re-enactments for tourists. In this image a woman dressed in western dress stands outside a Smoke Shop, holding a gun as smoke lingers around her.

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