
Marilyn vs. Mona Lisa
Created by Chinese-American artist Alex Guofeng Cao, *Marilyn vs. Mona Lisa* is a striking chromogenic print mounted face-forward to Plexiglas, merging two of history's most iconic female images into a single layered composition. The work intricately weaves together thousands of smaller repeated images to construct the faces of both Marilyn Monroe and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, blurring the boundary between fine art and pop culture. The sleek Plexiglas mounting enhances the photograph's vivid color and depth, giving the piece a luminous, contemporary finish that underscores Cao's exploration of celebrity, classical beauty, and cultural mythology.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
October 8, 2015
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