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Darío Escobar — Ecce Homo
Darío Escobar

Ecce Homo

2003

A polyester shirt bearing an acrylic painted image of Christ is preserved and presented within a pristine Plexiglass case, elevating everyday consumer clothing to the status of sacred relic. Escobar's work provocatively merges the iconography of Catholic devotion with the mass-produced materials of contemporary global culture, reflecting the complex intersections of religion and commerce in Latin American society.

Medium
acrylic on polyester shirt inside a Plexiglass case

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Latin America

May 24, 2017

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Darío Escobar, Ecce Homo, 2003

A polyester shirt bearing an acrylic painted image of Christ is preserved and presented within a pristine Plexiglass case, elevating everyday consumer clothing to the status of sacred relic. Escobar's work provocatively merges the iconography of Catholic devotion with the mass-produced materials of contemporary global culture, reflecting the complex intersections of religion and commerce in Latin American society.

Medium
acrylic on polyester shirt inside a Plexiglass case
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Contemplative Mood, Male Artist, Found Object, Consumer Culture Critique, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Found Object Art, Contemporary Artist, Guatemalan Artist, Installation Art, Figurative Art, Sculptural Installation, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Latin American Art, Neutral Tones, Religious Iconography, Three-Dimensional, Figurative, Devotional Imagery

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