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Jane KimGuilty Pleasure2024
2024
$40,000
£30,509.22
€34,742.63
CA$56,212.20
A$61,307.30
CHF 32,476.47
MX$734,987.52
NOK 413,605.92
SEK 378,211.92
DKK 259,561.44
About the Item
In developing 1918, the artist wondered: what would a hat constructed only of full-bodied birds look like? Initially, she envisioned headwear made from specimens represented in 1918, a desire she soon realized was not possible due, of course, to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Instead, Kim used legally-collected European Starling specimens, an invasive species introduced in the late 19th century and considered an agricultural pest. Famous for their murmurations, in which thousands of starlings can blacken the sky, each individual synchronizes its movements with its seven closest neighbors.
Twenty-one (a number divisible by seven) full-bodied specimens cluster into a cloche, a style of hat popular in the early 20th century. In collaboration with taxidermist Allis Markham, the starlings are positioned in natural postures in an arrangement that is both stunning and unsettling, seductive and macabre. In our attraction to such fashion, we rarely consider the value of creatures like starlings in nature, only their value as commodities. For the artist, Guilty Pleasure represents forbidden fruit; a fashion statement she’s denied herself—and the world—by putting it behind glass.
Case Dimensions: 16 x 16 x 24 *included with purchase.
Table Height: 36”
*Total 60 inch tall
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- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Burlingame, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: KIMJ1stDibs: LU375317337662
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