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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.
- 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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now Evening Sale
February 29, 2016
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