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Vik Muniz — Jackie (from Pictures of Chocolate)
Vik Muniz

Jackie (from Pictures of Chocolate)

In this work by Vik Muniz, the iconic image of Jackie Kennedy is recreated using chocolate as the primary medium, transforming a loaded cultural and historical photograph into something unexpectedly sensuous and material. The rich, dark tones of the chocolate lend the portrait a painterly quality while simultaneously drawing attention to the absurdity and artifice of the process. Muniz's choice of material invites viewers to reconsider how meaning and memory are constructed through images and the substances used to render them.

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Under the Influence

April 8, 2014

Estimate: $30,000$40,000

Sold: $47,500

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Vik Muniz, Jackie (from Pictures of Chocolate)

In this work by Vik Muniz, the iconic image of Jackie Kennedy is recreated using chocolate as the primary medium, transforming a loaded cultural and historical photograph into something unexpectedly sensuous and material. The rich, dark tones of the chocolate lend the portrait a painterly quality while simultaneously drawing attention to the absurdity and artifice of the process. Muniz's choice of material invites viewers to reconsider how meaning and memory are constructed through images and the substances used to render them.

Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Food, Conceptual, Chocolate, Photograph, Brazilian, Creative, Pop Art, Portrait, Colorful, Contemporary

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Collected by

Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro