
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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- Auction House · Phillips
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