This link discusses the social implications of this piece. It is important to note that there is no title and how that serves to contribute to the ambiguity. The images are juxtaposed and their similar expressions are supposed to make the pictures look fake which this made his art much more contemporary, blurring the lines between a realistic and an artificial aesthetic. Richard prince wanted to focus on the sublime nature of everyday life, the uncanny aspect to it. The point of this painting was to highlight the representation of women in advertising. Women are objectified and sexualized meant to be looked at according to the precedence of phallocentric society.
Again, focus on the fact that they are untitled, yet there are words in the picture. There is a rhetorical purpose, but Simpson wants the viewer to slowly understand, to slowly feel the emotions. The piece emphasized vulnerability, which is biologically a vulnerability, by using words like lasso, noose, collar, cuff, etc. At the bottom she writes, “feel the ground, sliding from under you.” this is no doubt a reflection on the vulnerability of a person’s neck referencing a lynching. There is socio-political commentary on the current status of equality and civil rights. It’s also important to note the presence of poetry within the art, creating a sense that words can be art too.