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Mickey "Kano" Kane"Vagrant Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage1991
1991
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"Vagrant Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage
Elaborate collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This piece is a satirical collage that mimics the ornate design of a bond certificate to critique the fragility of global systems and the false promises of progress. At its center, a collaged head sits within a red rorschach-esque shape, reminiscent of lungs. The head features two sets of wide eyes and appears part-human, part-machine. Details such as designer sunglasses and jewelry add to this form and draw direct connections to consumption. Underneath the title is the phrase "fools proof," and below the head "SCENE PAST THE STATE OF YOUR BORROWED 'CURRENCY' (the promise of disinformation): YOUR CREDIT FUTURE OF "DOING YOUR OWN THING" MAY BE IN THEIR INSTITUTION - OR LABORATORIES." These details underscore the work’s poetic indictment of capitalism’s detachment from human and ecological cost, as well as the freedoms people risk losing as a result. Visually rich and symbolically loaded, the piece confronts viewers with the uneasy trade-offs embedded in the concept of “value.”
Signed and dated "Kano 91" along the lower right edge.
Paper size: 28.75"H x 21.13"W
Mickey “Kano” Kane (American, 1939-2002) was born in Illinois and grew up in Sacramento, CA. Kane moved to the Pacific Coast and worked on mixed media panels - which he would refer to as a “Totem” – and detailed collage compositions. His collage work is generally satirical or critical in nature, frequently dealing with themes of money, capitalism, government, power, and debt. By contrast, his “Totem” sculptural work is abstract and free of direct symbolism, focusing instead on the aesthetics of the composition.
Original Member, Artist’s Cooperative Gallery
Artist’s Statement:
The Totem is indicative of the unfolding 21st Century, graphically and metaphorically. It is neither one side nor the other, nor does one side challenge or compete with the other. Each side cooperates and thus enhances the other so that both "sides" transcend that definition into a composition revealing that, indeed, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The Totem reflects the inner harmony that all sides, whether two or two thousand, are striving to manifest in their own inimitable way.
- Creator:Mickey "Kano" Kane (1939 - 2002, American)
- Creation Year:1991
- Dimensions:Height: 28.75 in (73.03 cm)Width: 21.13 in (53.68 cm)Depth: 0.03 in (0.77 mm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: JMA 98211stDibs: LU54216823802
Mickey “Kano” Kane (American, 1939-2002) was born in Illinois and grew up in Sacramento, CA. Kane moved to the Pacific Coast and worked on mixed media panels - which he would refer to as a “Totem” – and detailed collage compositions. His collage work is generally satirical or critical in nature, frequently dealing with themes of money, capitalism, government, power, and debt. By contrast, his “Totem” sculptural work is abstract and free of direct symbolism, focusing instead on the aesthetics of the composition. Original Member, Artist’s Cooperative Gallery Artist’s Statement: The Totem is indicative of the unfolding 21st Century, graphically and metaphorically. It is neither one side nor the other, nor does one side challenge or compete with the other. Each side cooperates and thus enhances the other so that both "sides" transcend that definition into a composition revealing that, indeed, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The Totem reflects the inner harmony that all sides, whether two or two thousand, are striving to manifest in their own inimitable way.
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