In 1975, Wiley created his persona «Mr. Unnatural,» who has appeared in a hilarious series of portraits of the artist as an idiot savant,
with dunce cap, kimono, and geisha sandals.
Two of Wiley's constructions from the 1970s are also included in the show, the most elaborate of which is Hard Lesson for the
Dunce (1977), which incorporates a tree stump, a carved wooden head, a spindly branch decorated with strung together metal lettering, and a chalkboard all accompanied by a watercolor of a dunce - capped
Dunce (1977), which incorporates a tree stump, a carved wooden head, a spindly branch decorated
with strung together metal lettering, and a chalkboard all accompanied by a watercolor of a
dunce - capped
dunce -
capped log.