Status Symbols, #20
2009
Rashaad Newsome
American, born 1979
Contemporary Art
A modern-day coat of arms assembled from images of luxury consumer items, this collage could be regarded as a catalogue of status symbols coveted by contemporary celebrities. Within the traditional heraldic format, the central image of rapper LL Cool J is flanked by large gold Rolex watches. Inspired by coats of arms on the facades of historical European buildings, Rashaad Newsome brings this tradition, which originated in the mid-twelfth century, into the present.
- Maker/Artist
- Newsome, Rashaad
- Classification
- Collage
- Formatted Medium
- Collage on paper
- Dimensions
- 30 x 22 1/8 in. (76.2 x 56.2 cm) Frame: 33 3/8 x 25 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (84.8 x 64.1 x 3.8 cm)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.9
- Credit Line
- Robert A. Levinson Fund
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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