In the old days, prone figures signaled sleep, death or sex. There were exceptions, but not many.
The drowsing, recently demised and sexually aroused are still with us, predictably horizontal.
Jeff Koons
But multiple meanings have severed standard expectations.
Gilles Barbier: Sagging skin at rest serves as a corrupt and temporary medium for a message.
Oliver Herring: His Oliver is a three-dimensional collage of cup-up photos, possibly a little too tricky for its own good.
Ann Mathern: How to represent a bird of prey.
Rafael Sanchez: Roberta Smith wrote that he “modestly but tellingly coaxes something magical out of almost nothing.”
Susan Robb: From memories of a gang rape on a pool table to microbial colonies of new life, this image has it all.
Jim Shaw: Still crazy after all these years. Dream Object (vomiting bum)
Fred Muram: If he invites you to stretch out on his couch, say no.
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