Remy/Grand Central: Trains and Boats and Planes (1980)

A Remy Martin advertisement for a New York exhibition uses a collage of footage to examine how advertising often portrays and objectifies women to sell products. The ad includes clips like a commercial for Sergio Valente jeans and a young woman drinking Remy Martin in Grand Central Station. Instead of just promoting the brand, the advertisement explores the societal impact of how women are depicted in media. Director Lynn Hershman Leeson uses a stylized mix of elements – animated trains, music, and the Remy Martin bottle – to critique manipulative advertising. By presenting an unconventional take, Leeson encourages viewers to reconsider their own views of marketing strategies that treat women as objects.