Mythologies

In “Crete 1600 BCE” and “Knossos 1600 BCE” (both from 2007), a languid model poses amid a busy swirl of plastic reptiles and fabrics. The photos’ gleeful artifice, lush visual excess, and ooh-la-la vibe connect immediately to Las Vegas’s tradition of showgirl productions. But the toy lizards complicate any too-easy reading, while the model’s posture, “pre-Raphaelite” in Bondi’s eyes, hints at but doesn’t belabor a deeper awareness of art history.

– Scott Dickensheets
in Double Scoop: Arts in Nevada, 2023