Once described by critic Jerry Saltz as “orgies of narrative–Nevada’s celebrated Chicken Ranch brothel crossed with Wal-Mart and Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbau,” the libidinously sprawling installations of Jason Rhoades (1965-2006) met cultural overproduction head-on, with a savage fervor comparable only to that of Rhoades’ onetime teacher at UCLA, Paul McCarthy. His work encompassed excess and contradiction: “To juggle the impossible was always an issue throughout my work–to take three objects, like a rubber ball, a chain saw and a live African elephant, and try to juggle,” he declared. Rhoades’ last project, Black Pussy Soiree Cabaret Macrame, was a series of private social events involving massive sculptural installations in [Read More...]
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