Christian Marclay

Mr. Big
1991

A collage of various album covers creating a surreal figure. The top features a black top hat with "Mr. Big" text, followed by a face with "Golden Tears" and "SUMERIA" text. The midsection shows a blue face with red lips sipping a drink through a straw from "Lime II," and the lower section depicts hands with green gloves on a torso with "SUMMER LOVE" text, ending with bikini bottoms with the phrase "TURNS YOU ON." The edges of the albums are frayed with strings hanging loose.

A collage of various album covers creating a surreal figure. The top features a black top hat with "Mr. Big" text, followed by a face with "Golden Tears" and "SUMERIA" text. The midsection shows a blue face with red lips sipping a drink through a straw from "Lime II," and the lower section depicts hands with green gloves on a torso with "SUMMER LOVE" text, ending with bikini bottoms with the phrase "TURNS YOU ON." The edges of the albums are frayed with strings hanging loose.

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Date
1991

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Printed-cardboard album covers and thread

Dimensions
Sheet: 47 1/16 × 12 1/4 × 3/16in. (119.5 × 31.1 × 0.5 cm)

Accession number
95.147

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Jack E. Chachkes Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Christian Marclay
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