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David Wojnarowicz — USDA Choice Beef
David Wojnarowicz

USDA Choice Beef

1985

This 1985 work combines acrylic painting and paper collage applied to a found supermarket poster, transforming a commercial image with the artist's conceptual intervention. The piece critiques consumer culture and commodity fetishism through its subversive treatment of advertising materials.

Medium
acrylic and paper collage on found supermarket poster

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

June 24, 2021

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David Wojnarowicz, USDA Choice Beef, 1985

This 1985 work combines acrylic painting and paper collage applied to a found supermarket poster, transforming a commercial image with the artist's conceptual intervention. The piece critiques consumer culture and commodity fetishism through its subversive treatment of advertising materials.

Medium
acrylic and paper collage on found supermarket poster
Year
1985
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Consumer Culture, Political, American, Mixed Media, Appropriation Art, 1985

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Collected by

Kylie Cohen