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Spartacus Chetwynd — Crocodile
Spartacus Chetwynd

Crocodile

A fantastical and theatrically charged work by Spartacus Chetwynd, *Crocodile* embodies the artist's signature embrace of raw, handmade aesthetics and carnivalesque imagery. True to Chetwynd's practice, the piece likely blurs the boundaries between performance, sculpture, and costume, drawing on folklore and outsider culture to conjure a creature that is both menacing and absurdly playful.

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Under the Influence

April 11, 2013

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Spartacus Chetwynd, Crocodile

A fantastical and theatrically charged work by Spartacus Chetwynd, *Crocodile* embodies the artist's signature embrace of raw, handmade aesthetics and carnivalesque imagery. True to Chetwynd's practice, the piece likely blurs the boundaries between performance, sculpture, and costume, drawing on folklore and outsider culture to conjure a creature that is both menacing and absurdly playful.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Surreal, Animal, Performance Art, Conceptual, Sculpture, Experimental, Theatrical, Crocodile, British, Contemporary

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