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Vik Muniz — Creature from the Black Lagoon (From Caviar Monsters)
Vik Muniz

Creature from the Black Lagoon (From Caviar Monsters)

Using caviar as his unlikely medium, Vik Muniz recreates the iconic monster from the classic 1954 horror film, meticulously arranging the dark, glistening fish eggs to form the fearsome Gill-man. The resulting composition is then captured photographically and presented as a chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium, transforming a luxurious delicacy into a playful yet thought-provoking image. This work is part of Muniz's broader "Caviar Monsters" series, in which he reimagines beloved creature-feature icons through the tension between the opulence of his material and the pop-culture familiarity of his subjects.

Medium
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 16, 2014

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Vik Muniz, Creature from the Black Lagoon (From Caviar Monsters)

Using caviar as his unlikely medium, Vik Muniz recreates the iconic monster from the classic 1954 horror film, meticulously arranging the dark, glistening fish eggs to form the fearsome Gill-man. The resulting composition is then captured photographically and presented as a chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium, transforming a luxurious delicacy into a playful yet thought-provoking image. This work is part of Muniz's broader "Caviar Monsters" series, in which he reimagines beloved creature-feature icons through the tension between the opulence of his material and the pop-culture familiarity of his subjects.

Medium
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monster, Dark, Bold, Conceptual, Photograph, Brazilian, Pop Art, Black, Figurative, Contemporary

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Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro