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Dan Colen — Dick for Brains
Dan Colen

Dick for Brains

Dan Colen's *Dick for Brains* is a provocative work that embodies the artist's signature approach of blending lowbrow humor with raw, confrontational energy. Colen is known for incorporating unconventional materials and irreverent imagery drawn from street culture, graffiti, and the margins of society. The work challenges viewers to reckon with vulgarity as a vehicle for deeper commentary on desire, identity, and the absurdities of human behavior.

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Dan Colen, Dick for Brains

Dan Colen's *Dick for Brains* is a provocative work that embodies the artist's signature approach of blending lowbrow humor with raw, confrontational energy. Colen is known for incorporating unconventional materials and irreverent imagery drawn from street culture, graffiti, and the margins of society. The work challenges viewers to reckon with vulgarity as a vehicle for deeper commentary on desire, identity, and the absurdities of human behavior.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Irreverent Humor, Male Artist, Urban Culture, Mixed Media, Pop Art Influence, Bold Palette, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Pop Sensibility, Provocative Title, Irreverent Tone, 21st Century, Neo-Conceptualism, Figurative

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