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PRECIOSAS BURBUJAS

Silicone and Mixed Media Sculpture

2009

PRECIOSAS BURBUJAS by Grimanesa Amoros

Dimensions: Vary by piece

Precious metals, like gold and silver, were once the basis of all economic transactions. Now we are at the mercy of artificially inflated markets and systems of exchange. The accepted value of goods or services is no longer certain and concrete; everything is uncertain and ephemeral. We are engorged by speculation and illusion, like implanted silicone. Our desires rise like heaving breasts, and upon reaching climax they quickly deflate.