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Alex Israel: Self-Portraits
Alex Israel: Self-Portraits in Bloomington, MN
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Alex lsrael’s (born 1982) series of
Self-Portraits
were developed through the evolution of a logo based on the artist's profilean iconic representation of facial features that calls to mind the famous silhouette of Alfred Hitchcockoriginally created for the video piece
As It Lays
, a beguiling and campy work of talk show–style interviews for which Israel cast himself as host, presented at Reena Spaulings' New York gallery in March 2012.
Made with the same techniques used for manufacturing surfboards, and produced at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, the sculptures, through the very process of their production, reflect on the context of Los Angeles, the culture of hedonism and the cult of personality from which they spring.
Self-Portraits
were developed through the evolution of a logo based on the artist's profilean iconic representation of facial features that calls to mind the famous silhouette of Alfred Hitchcockoriginally created for the video piece
As It Lays
, a beguiling and campy work of talk show–style interviews for which Israel cast himself as host, presented at Reena Spaulings' New York gallery in March 2012.
Made with the same techniques used for manufacturing surfboards, and produced at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, the sculptures, through the very process of their production, reflect on the context of Los Angeles, the culture of hedonism and the cult of personality from which they spring.
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