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Marilyn Minter — Porn Grid #Eight (Sepia Singer)
Marilyn Minter

Porn Grid #Eight (Sepia Singer)

A hyper-realistic grid of fragmented close-up images renders flesh, lips, and hair in warm sepia tones, blurring the boundary between desire and objectification. Minter applies her signature enamel-on-metal technique to create a luminous, almost photographic surface that simultaneously seduces and unsettles the viewer. The work appropriates the visual language of pornography to interrogate the male gaze and the commodification of the female body.

Medium
enamel on metal

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Marilyn Minter, Porn Grid #Eight (Sepia Singer)

A hyper-realistic grid of fragmented close-up images renders flesh, lips, and hair in warm sepia tones, blurring the boundary between desire and objectification. Minter applies her signature enamel-on-metal technique to create a luminous, almost photographic surface that simultaneously seduces and unsettles the viewer. The work appropriates the visual language of pornography to interrogate the male gaze and the commodification of the female body.

Medium
enamel on metal
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, American, Experimental, Pop Art, Provocative, Grid, Colorful, Abstract, Enamel On Metal, Contemporary

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