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The Corporate Kiss
2001
31 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (80.01 x 66.68 cm)
Llyn Foulkes (Yakima, Washington, 1934 - )
Fine Art in Comic Art, June 25 - December 11, 2011, Charles M. Schultz Museum and Research Center, Napa, CA.
Variations on a Theme, May 23, 2009 - February 7, 2010, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight Gallery, San José Museum of Art. (Included in Part II: August 1, 2009-February 7, 2010.)
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, November 20, 2005 - March 5, 2006, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art. Circulated to: Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, April 9-July 29, 2006.
Variations on a Theme (2009-2010)
This self-portrait depicts Llyn Foulkes’s nemesis, Mickey Mouse, offering the artist a big kiss. Since the early sixties, Foulkes has taken on the corruption of American culture as a personal burden. For the artist, Mickey Mouse epitomizes the soullessness and commercialism that has come to dominate American culture. Yet here he shows that even he is susceptible to the cartoon character’s all-pervasive cultural influence. Despite the seemingly comic exaggeration of his plight, Foulkes is completely serious — deeply aware of being at odds with a society that thrives on manipulative corporate interests.
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The Corporate Kiss
Painting
200131 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (80.01 x 66.68 cm)
Llyn Foulkes (Yakima, Washington, 1934 - )
Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Oil, acrylic, and mixed media on panel
Credit Line: Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation, in honor of the San Jose Museum of Art's 35 anniversary.
Accession Number: 2003.03
Exhibition
Fine Art in Comic Art, June 25 - December 11, 2011, Charles M. Schultz Museum and Research Center, Napa, CA.
Variations on a Theme, May 23, 2009 - February 7, 2010, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight Gallery, San José Museum of Art. (Included in Part II: August 1, 2009-February 7, 2010.)
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, November 20, 2005 - March 5, 2006, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art. Circulated to: Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, April 9-July 29, 2006.
SJMA Label Text
Variations on a Theme (2009-2010)
This self-portrait depicts Llyn Foulkes’s nemesis, Mickey Mouse, offering the artist a big kiss. Since the early sixties, Foulkes has taken on the corruption of American culture as a personal burden. For the artist, Mickey Mouse epitomizes the soullessness and commercialism that has come to dominate American culture. Yet here he shows that even he is susceptible to the cartoon character’s all-pervasive cultural influence. Despite the seemingly comic exaggeration of his plight, Foulkes is completely serious — deeply aware of being at odds with a society that thrives on manipulative corporate interests.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions: - Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement , 11/20/2005 - 7/29/2006
- Variations on a Theme San Jose Museum of Art , 5/23/2009 - 2/7/2010
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (80.01 x 66.68 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references: - Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 2004
Page Number: 84-85 - Art of Engagement: Visual Politics in California and Beyond. Art of Engagement: Visual Politics in California and Beyond San Jose Museum of Art and University of California Press. Berkeley California, 2006
Page Number: 21
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