Aspen elephant head that required thousands of beatles
ENVIRONMENTALISM/CAPITALISM: What happens when an eco-friendly trend is tied up in capitalist incentives? When Jeff Bezos’ biggest new investment is in fake meat (cite)? Big agriculture companies now have branches of vegan meat production; their sales helping them purchase more live animals for slaughter. Technology has made all of this possible. This is where the vintage ends and the new that looks fake becomes real. Fake ripped jeans.
ART: Speculative taxidermy: DIY butchering workshop in NC yanoula and martin rowe, Changing relationship to taxi - people today that do it on roadkill (gleaning), Chinatown person that makes human sculptures out of meat scraps, dumpster tours, dresses like milk man, black + Steven esma “on monsters” ch. Ppl puttting parts together in attempt ot understand world, Unicorn mounts, Baseball hats (molly), Stag - horn plant people are mounting big in japan,
patricia piccininni, + Art Aspen, Booth B14- Faux Taxidermy“The impact of climate change may be one of the greatest threats facing all life on Earth today. Deforestation, the expulsion of industrial waste and the warming of our globe have contributed to the unmitigated change in animal habitats and also their DNA. Troy Abbott, Pavel Acosta, Enrique Gomez de Molina, Augusto Esquivel, Fay Ku, and Deborah Simon employ recycled materials in protest for those animals that are undergoing these adaptations. These artists highlight the conditions of our current climate crisis and give the viewer an alternative trophy to consider and collect.”The Bernice Steinbaum Gallery is dedicated to maintaining a diverse roster of artists, currently representing: Troy Abbott, Pavel Acosta, Carola Bravo, Enrique Gomez de Molina, Patrick Jacobs, Carrie Sieh, Aurora Molina and Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/sb1/faux-taxidermy-wall-accents-c1820508-a87533~393388.html