Lot 204: Jason Rhoades (American, 1965-2006) Cock Holster; Frothing Gash 2003 neon lights mounted on dark green translucent plexiglass with wire, string and lace 119.4cm by 45.7cm by 7.6cm 47 by 18 by 3 in.

Cock Holster; Frothing Gash
2003

neon lights mounted on dark green translucent plexiglass with wire, string and lace
119.4cm by 45.7cm by 7.6cm
47 by 18 by 3 in.

PROVENANCE
David Zwirner, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004

"In the beginning was the word. Then men found synonym."
Jason Rhoades Black Pussy Coffee Table Book, Steidl, 2007 p.10

Like much of Jason Rhoades's work, Cock Holster: Frothing Gash is brashly crude, delighting in the shock aspect of its cheekily obscene content. The ultimate, inevitable end-point of his interest in puns and synonyms for male and, more often, female genitalia was his notorious Black Pussy Soirée Cabaret Macramé, held during 2006 at the artist's studio, a former retail space which was conveniently located between a tattoo parlour and a donut shop in downtown L.A. Part installation, part performance, part happening, the series of events included 250 neon signs placed amongst the messy detritus of modern life, many of them containing the amusing euphemisms that we see in the current lot.