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Jason Rhoades — Cock Holster; Frothing Gash
Jason Rhoades

Cock Holster; Frothing Gash

2003

Jason Rhoades' "Cock Holster; Frothing Gash" is an provocative neon installation that exemplifies the artist's characteristic use of crude vernacular and sexual language as formal artistic material. The work combines neon tubing mounted on Plexiglas with wire, string, and lace, along with an electrical transformer, to create a deliberately confrontational piece that challenges viewers' comfort with both the vulgar imagery and the aestheticization of obscene language. Typical of Rhoades' practice, the installation uses commercial materials and crude linguistic expression to interrogate assumptions about taste, legitimacy, and what content deserves gallery presentation.

Medium
artist installation comprising neon lights mounted to Plexiglas with wire, string and lace, and transformer

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Jason Rhoades, Cock Holster; Frothing Gash, 2003

Jason Rhoades' "Cock Holster; Frothing Gash" is an provocative neon installation that exemplifies the artist's characteristic use of crude vernacular and sexual language as formal artistic material. The work combines neon tubing mounted on Plexiglas with wire, string, and lace, along with an electrical transformer, to create a deliberately confrontational piece that challenges viewers' comfort with both the vulgar imagery and the aestheticization of obscene language. Typical of Rhoades' practice, the installation uses commercial materials and crude linguistic expression to interrogate assumptions about taste, legitimacy, and what content deserves gallery presentation.

Medium
artist installation comprising neon lights mounted to Plexiglas with wire, string and lace, and transformer
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Large Scale Format, Provocative Subject Matter, Mixed Media, American Artist, Installation Art, Late 20th Century, Crude aesthetic, Contemporary Art, Neo-Expressionism, Vulgar Humor

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