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Invader — Rubik Rubix 20mg
Invader

Rubik Rubix 20mg

2025

Rubik Rubix 20mg is a quintessential Invader work that transforms the iconic Rubik's Cube into both medium and message, mounting the recognisable puzzle objects onto an acrylic support to create a three-dimensional mosaic that blurs the boundary between sculpture and painting. The pharmaceutical suffix '20mg' is a pointed nod to Damien Hirst's broader preoccupation with medicine, dosage, and the commodification of wellness, suggesting that even within a solo piece this collaboration carries the DNA of its partners. Invader's practice of constructing images from Rubik's Cubes — each face a pixelated tile in his signature 8-bit visual vocabulary — connects consumer toy culture to street art's populist instinct. The work invites viewers to consider puzzles, solutions, and the impossibility of perfect resolution, both in the game and in contemporary culture. By framing a familiar object within a fine art context, Invader continues his mission of infiltrating the establishment with the language of play and the street.

Medium
Rubik's cubes on acrylic
Dimensions

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Invader, Rubik Rubix 20mg, 2025

Rubik Rubix 20mg is a quintessential Invader work that transforms the iconic Rubik's Cube into both medium and message, mounting the recognisable puzzle objects onto an acrylic support to create a three-dimensional mosaic that blurs the boundary between sculpture and painting. The pharmaceutical suffix '20mg' is a pointed nod to Damien Hirst's broader preoccupation with medicine, dosage, and the commodification of wellness, suggesting that even within a solo piece this collaboration carries the DNA of its partners. Invader's practice of constructing images from Rubik's Cubes — each face a pixelated tile in his signature 8-bit visual vocabulary — connects consumer toy culture to street art's populist instinct. The work invites viewers to consider puzzles, solutions, and the impossibility of perfect resolution, both in the game and in contemporary culture. By framing a familiar object within a fine art context, Invader continues his mission of infiltrating the establishment with the language of play and the street.

Medium
Rubik's cubes on acrylic
Dimensions
109 x 109 x 5.7 cm
Year
2025
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Pop Culture Reference, Playful energy, Nostalgic Appeal, French Contemporary, Contemporary Era, Puzzle Subject, Multicolor Palette, Street Art Movement, Three-Dimensional, Found Objects

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery