28 Aug Cock Shrine, 1999
Posted at 12:00h
in Mixed Media 1995–2001
Cock Shrine, 1999
Wood, Steel, Glass & Mixed
35″ x 39″ x 9″
Collection: Marilyn Houlberg
My favorite element in this altar is an antique jar of farm medicine labeled “Pik’r.” It claims to be a “distasteful blood-like preparation to aid in discouraging cannibalism in poultry.” Other elements include a postcard of a man menacing a fighting cock, and a preserved chicken foot.
