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American,
b. 1953
Untitled
1992
Porcelain
3 x 25.1 x 25.1 in.
Gift of the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
1995.47
The syncretic works of Michael Lucero combine the painterly aesthetics of the twentieth century with vessel forms associated with various periods. In this large anthropomorphic platter, the colorful surface decoration—with elements resembling a hat, nose, mouth, eyes, and ears—evokes a Picassoesque face. The dreaminess of the abstract facial expression is brought down to earth by the inclusion of a modern bar code. While most bar codes are hidden on the back of mass-produced objects, Lucero tattoos one on the face of the platter as a salient reminder of issues surrounding artistic labor, cultural appropriation, commerce, and ownership in the art world.
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