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Dash Snow — newspaper, artist's semen and glitter
Dash Snow

newspaper, artist's semen and glitter

A raw and transgressive work by Dash Snow, this piece combines newspaper, the artist's own semen, and glitter in a visceral act of self-inscription that blurs the boundaries between the personal and the public. The use of bodily fluid alongside found media and decorative material reflects Snow's unflinching approach to autobiography, excess, and counterculture provocation. The work exists as both intimate confession and defiant gesture, characteristic of his brief but incendiary career.

Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Dash Snow, newspaper, artist's semen and glitter

A raw and transgressive work by Dash Snow, this piece combines newspaper, the artist's own semen, and glitter in a visceral act of self-inscription that blurs the boundaries between the personal and the public. The use of bodily fluid alongside found media and decorative material reflects Snow's unflinching approach to autobiography, excess, and counterculture provocation. The work exists as both intimate confession and defiant gesture, characteristic of his brief but incendiary career.

Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual, American, Mixed Media, Experimental, Collage, Glitter, Unconventional, Provocative, Abstract, Contemporary

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