Once described by critic Jerry Saltz as "orgies of narrative--Nevada's celebrated Chicken Ranch brothel crossed with Wal-Mart and Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau," the libidinously sprawling installations of Jason Rhoades (1965-2006) met cultural overproduction head-on, with a savage fervor comparable only to that of Rhoades' onetime teacher at UCLA, Paul McCarthy. His work encompassed excess and contradiction: "To juggle the impossible was always an issue throughout my work--to take three objects, like a rubber ball, a chain saw and a live African elephant, and try to juggle," he declared. Rhoades' last project, Black Pussy Soiree Cabaret Macrame, was a series of private social events involving massive sculptural installations in which people walked through a large Los Angeles warehouse filled with Ikea-style shelves containing thousands of "dream catchers," hookahs, camel saddles, chrome trolleys and cowboy hats. Neon signs spelled out various words for female genitalia, and guests were invited to contribute to Rhoades' ongoing cross-cultural compendium of these euphemisms. Evolving to fit each location, this installation, which publicly debuted at Hauser &amp; Wirth in London in 2005, traveled to New York's David Zwirner gallery in November of 2007. Its catalogue was conceived by and designed with the artist prior to his untimely death, and includes a foreword by Kevin West, West Coast Editor of W magazine, and photographs by Joshua White and Alexia Pilat.

Jason Rhoades: Black Pussy Cocktail Coffee Table Book

Jason Rhoades

Alex Israel

Reference

Steidl/David Zwirner Gallery

Presenting unique and in-depth collaborations with leading international artists, Parkett No. 58 features the work of Sylvie Fleury, Jason Rhoades, and James Rosenquist, three artists who work with everyday matter to produce lively and expressive paintings and installations. The 'Insert' section features a new project of photographs by British artist and photographer Henry Bond. Contributing writers include Adrian Dannatt, Jutta Koether, and Beatrix Ruff on Fleury; Russell Ferguson, Roberto Ohrt, and a conversation between Christian Scheidemann &amp; Eve Meyer-Hermann on Rhoades; and Constance Glenn, Pontus Hulten, Michael Lobel, John Russell, and Zdenek Felix on Rosenquist with a conversation between Jeff Koons and Rosenquist. The issue also contains essays on Hans Peter Kuhn, Jane &amp; Louise Wilson, and an interview with Chris Ofili by Paul Miller. Parkett No. 59, featuring collaborations with Maurizio Cattelan, Yayoi Kusama, and Kara Walker, will include essays by Francesco Bonami on Cattelan; Midori Matsui on Kusama; and Hamza Walker and Elizabeth Janus on Walker, among others. In addition, the issue will feature articles on Anna Gaskell and Annette Messager.

Parkett No. 58 Sylvie Fleury, Jason Rhoades, James Rosenquist

Arts & Photography

Sylvie Fleury

James Rosenquist

History & Criticism

Parkett

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