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Alec Monopoly — Wall Street Slot Monopoly
Alec Monopoly — Wall Street Slot Monopoly
Alec Monopoly — Wall Street Slot Monopoly
Alec Monopoly

Wall Street Slot Monopoly

2014

Wall Street Slot Monopoly from 2014 brings together the layered visual language Alec Monopoly has made his own, combining acrylic, spray paint, and collage beneath a high-gloss resin finish on unlined canvas. The composition centers on the artist's signature Monopoly Man, that bowler-hatted emblem of capitalist fortune, transplanted into the gaudy spectacle of a Las Vegas slot machine. The collision of these two iconic symbols of chance and wealth carries the satirical charge that has defined Monopoly's practice since he emerged from the streets of New York, skewering financial culture with a wit that owes as much to pop art as it does to graffiti. At 76.2 by 61 centimeters, the work is intimate in scale yet visually dense, with the resin coat lending both luminosity and a surface tension that reinforces the slick, seductive world it critiques. Monopoly rose to prominence in the years following the 2008 financial crisis, adopting the Monopoly Man as an alter ego precisely because the character so efficiently condensed public anxiety about unchecked wealth into a single, recognizable image. By 2014, when this work was produced, that iconography had become firmly established in the broader conversation around street art's migration into fine art contexts, and collectors had taken serious notice. This piece sits comfortably within the artist's mature period, displaying the confident layering and collage integration that distinguishes his most sought-after canvases. The work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the artist, and presents in very good condition with only mild edge wear consistent with its age.

Medium
Acrylic, spray paint, and collage on canvas with resin
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, United States

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Alec Monopoly, Wall Street Slot Monopoly, 2014

Wall Street Slot Monopoly from 2014 brings together the layered visual language Alec Monopoly has made his own, combining acrylic, spray paint, and collage beneath a high-gloss resin finish on unlined canvas. The composition centers on the artist's signature Monopoly Man, that bowler-hatted emblem of capitalist fortune, transplanted into the gaudy spectacle of a Las Vegas slot machine. The collision of these two iconic symbols of chance and wealth carries the satirical charge that has defined Monopoly's practice since he emerged from the streets of New York, skewering financial culture with a wit that owes as much to pop art as it does to graffiti. At 76.2 by 61 centimeters, the work is intimate in scale yet visually dense, with the resin coat lending both luminosity and a surface tension that reinforces the slick, seductive world it critiques. Monopoly rose to prominence in the years following the 2008 financial crisis, adopting the Monopoly Man as an alter ego precisely because the character so efficiently condensed public anxiety about unchecked wealth into a single, recognizable image. By 2014, when this work was produced, that iconography had become firmly established in the broader conversation around street art's migration into fine art contexts, and collectors had taken serious notice. This piece sits comfortably within the artist's mature period, displaying the confident layering and collage integration that distinguishes his most sought-after canvases. The work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the artist, and presents in very good condition with only mild edge wear consistent with its age.

Medium
Acrylic, spray paint, and collage on canvas with resin
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 61 cm
Year
2014
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, United States

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Nicholas Blum, Sarah Greenspan