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Tim Noble and Sue Webster — $
Tim Noble and Sue Webster

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Conceived as a deliberate provocation, this dazzling dollar sign blazes with flashing lights, evoking the gaudy excess of costume jewelry and the spectacle of consumer desire. Noble and Webster embrace vulgarity as a conscious artistic strategy, turning the most universally recognized symbol of wealth and capitalism into a brazen, glittering monument. The work revels in its own ostentation, blurring the line between critique and seduction.

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"When asked to create something for an art fair…the most vulgar thing we could think of was a huge dollar sign with flashing lights, like costume jewelry." Sue Webster

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New Now Evening Sale

February 29, 2016

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Tim Noble and Sue Webster, $

Conceived as a deliberate provocation, this dazzling dollar sign blazes with flashing lights, evoking the gaudy excess of costume jewelry and the spectacle of consumer desire. Noble and Webster embrace vulgarity as a conscious artistic strategy, turning the most universally recognized symbol of wealth and capitalism into a brazen, glittering monument. The work revels in its own ostentation, blurring the line between critique and seduction.

Medium
"When asked to create something for an art fair…the most vulgar thing we could think of was a huge dollar sign with flashing lights, like costume jewelry." Sue Webster
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Related themes

Light Installation, Duo Collaboration, Consumerism Critique, Neon Art, Contemporary Artists, Bold Colors, Consumer Culture Critique, Mixed Media, Neon And Light Art, Conceptual Art, Symbol Imagery, Garish Aesthetic, Provocative Humor, Pop Art, Installation Art, British Artists, Collaborative Duo, Maximalism, Satirical Art

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