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Allan McCollum — Perfect Vehicles
Allan McCollum

Perfect Vehicles

Allan McCollum's *Perfect Vehicles* is a series of five meticulously crafted objects cast in hydrocal and painted with acrylic, presenting identical urn-like forms that simultaneously evoke decorative ornaments and vessels of unknown purpose. The works challenge notions of uniqueness and mass production, as their polished, uniform surfaces invite viewers to question the boundaries between art objects and commodities. McCollum's deliberate seriality underscores themes of value, identity, and the systems through which meaning is assigned to objects.

Medium
acrylic, hydrocal (in 5 parts)

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Allan McCollum, Perfect Vehicles

Allan McCollum's *Perfect Vehicles* is a series of five meticulously crafted objects cast in hydrocal and painted with acrylic, presenting identical urn-like forms that simultaneously evoke decorative ornaments and vessels of unknown purpose. The works challenge notions of uniqueness and mass production, as their polished, uniform surfaces invite viewers to question the boundaries between art objects and commodities. McCollum's deliberate seriality underscores themes of value, identity, and the systems through which meaning is assigned to objects.

Medium
acrylic, hydrocal (in 5 parts)
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, Postmodern Art, Minimalist Forms, Simulacra And Repetition, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Serial Objects, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Sculptural Installation, Late 20th Century, Acrylic And Hydrocal, Monochromatic, Seriality, Acrylic Paint, Neutral Tones, Vessel Forms, Cast Hydrocal, Multi-Part Work

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