Small, Medium, or Large? Sam Keller Cracks Open Consumption with Satirical Sculptures

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Small, Medium, or Large? Sam Keller Cracks Open Consumption with Satirical Sculptures

August 16, 2024

Grace Ebert

All images courtesy of VSG Contemporary, shared with permission

An oversized slice of American cheese, flattened soda cans encrusted in Swarovski crystal, and a lone Dorito etched with The Eye of Providence put questions of consumption front and center in Sam Keller’s exhibition, Extra Value Meal. On view at VSG Contemporary, the show features the Los Angeles-based artist’s satirical send-ups (previously) that subvert notions of waste and worth. Emptied cans that would be sent to the recycling now hang glimmering in the gallery light, while an enormous piece of cheese wrapped in plastic mocks the present-day reliance on processed food.

If you’re in Chicago, stop by to see Extra Value Meal through September 14. Otherwise, check out Keller’s Instagram for more playful critiques.

#crystals
#found objects
#Sam Keller
#satire
#sculpture

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