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The Bruce High Quality Foundation — Self-Portrait (39 Special)
The Bruce High Quality Foundation

Self-Portrait (39 Special)

A wooden sculptural self-portrait incorporating mixed media elements, this work by The Bruce High Quality Foundation blends craft and concept in the collective's characteristically irreverent style. The inclusion of "39 Special" in the title suggests a playful engagement with identity, mythology, and perhaps the loaded symbolism of firearms or chance. The piece reflects the collective's ongoing interrogation of authorship and selfhood, questioning what it means to represent oneself as an anonymous, multi-person entity.

Medium
wood and mixed media

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Under the Influence

March 8, 2013

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The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Self-Portrait (39 Special)

A wooden sculptural self-portrait incorporating mixed media elements, this work by The Bruce High Quality Foundation blends craft and concept in the collective's characteristically irreverent style. The inclusion of "39 Special" in the title suggests a playful engagement with identity, mythology, and perhaps the loaded symbolism of firearms or chance. The piece reflects the collective's ongoing interrogation of authorship and selfhood, questioning what it means to represent oneself as an anonymous, multi-person entity.

Medium
wood and mixed media
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Bold, Wood, American, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Figurative, Contemporary

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