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Jake and Dinos Chapman — Uberphonecard
Jake and Dinos Chapman

Uberphonecard

1996

Uberphonecard is a conceptual artwork by Jake and Dinos Chapman that subverts the mundane utility object of a plastic phonecard. Created in 1996, the work exemplifies the Chapman brothers' provocative approach to appropriating everyday consumer items and transforming them into art objects. By elevating a disposable telecommunications device to the status of fine art, the piece questions the boundaries between functional design and artistic practice. The work reflects the Young British Artists movement's embrace of pop culture and commercial aesthetics as legitimate artistic materials.

Medium
Plastic phonecard
Dimensions

Notes

Exhibitions: Chapman World, ICA (London), 1996 Source: Baldwin Fine Art private view.

For Sale — £1350.00

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Jake and Dinos Chapman, Uberphonecard, 1996

Uberphonecard is a conceptual artwork by Jake and Dinos Chapman that subverts the mundane utility object of a plastic phonecard. Created in 1996, the work exemplifies the Chapman brothers' provocative approach to appropriating everyday consumer items and transforming them into art objects. By elevating a disposable telecommunications device to the status of fine art, the piece questions the boundaries between functional design and artistic practice. The work reflects the Young British Artists movement's embrace of pop culture and commercial aesthetics as legitimate artistic materials.

Medium
Plastic phonecard
Dimensions
5.5 x 8.5 cm
Year
1996
Seen at
Baldwin Fine Art, London

Related themes

Consumer Culture, Satire, Living Artists, Institutional Critique, YBA, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Subversion, Conceptual Art, 1990s Art, Small Format, Everyday Objects, Limited Edition, Appropriation, Provocative, British, Pop Culture, Found Objects, Contemporary, Post-Modern