Yes , you are expect at an 18 - foot sculpture of a gentleman ’s AS . In fact , the artwork is one of the finalist of this yr ’s Turner Prize — though the owner of the depicted rear is a mystery , with the artist admitting only that it ’s made from a 3D scan of a well - cognise graphical designer ’s ulterior .
The immense piece formed part of an exhibition — address Lichen ! Libdo ! Chastity!—first shown off in New York last year by the artist Anthea Hamilton . harmonise to Wallpaper , it ’s inspired by a 1972 proposal of marriage made by Italian interior decorator Gaetano Pesce , who wanted to habituate a like form for the front entering of a construction . It never got made , but Hamilton has at least shown us what it could look like .
talk to Wallpaper last class , Hamilton would divulge only that the sculpture was based on a 3D CAT scan of a “ well - screw graphical designer ” who is “ in his mid - to recent - thirties and often works with contemporary artists . ”

Artists Michael Dean , Helen Marten , and Josephine Pryde also made the shortlist for the Turner swag . They will all exhibit their whole kit at a Turner prize show operate from September to January . The winner will walk off with £ 25,000 .
[ Mashable , Guardian ]
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