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I just returned from a week-long trip out west, where I made stops in Denver, CO and San Diego, CA. When I was staying in Denver, I made sure the visit the newly-renovated Denver Art Museum. I did not really know much about their permanent Modern and Contemporary Art collection, but was blown away when I came across Sandy Skoglund’s installation Fox Games:

The installation depicts an invasion of gray foxes, sculpted in clay and cast in polyester resin, within a restaurant. The foxes prowl on and around red tables in an entirely red room.  Every element of the installation—forks, knives, plates, dinner rolls, and even a squirrel in the mouth of one of the foxes—is painted red.

Sandy Skoglund’s photographs have always inspired me and her work is the reason I decided to do my college thesis show as an installation instead of a collection of paintings. I had never had the opportunity to truly experience one of her scenes IRL, and getting to walk through this magnificent exhibit was the highlight of my trip.

Check out her website to see more of her work.

Tags: art