Dylan Lynch playfully explores the material qualities of readymade objects including hammers and softballs, testing their material capacities; Charles Lutz comments on the art market by hand painting auction house sale result sheets; while Michael Andrew Page combines painting with found objects, company logos and symbols to challenge our approach to the branded image. (alonzakaim.com)
Often working with readymade objects such as Barbie dolls, fishnet stockings, opera costumes, and wedding dresses, sculptor and installation artist E. V. Day delves into the cultural fetishism by manipulating women's fashion and undergarments. (blog.nmwa.org)
Ai often uses aesthetic strategies related to Conceptual Art as well as readymade objects in the lineage of Marcel Duchamp (who, along with Andy Warhol, profoundly influenced Ai's artistic practice), frequently in direct juxtaposition with traditional Chinese materials and production methods. (artspace.com)