Cob II

Nancy Grossman American

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According to Grossman, "your head, which is the seat of your hang-ups, is also your most powerful organ." Cob II, the title of which means a leader or chief, embodies this contradictory notion by unsettling the distinction between subjugation and domination. The figure seen here is a preposterous mutant—part human, part beast, part monster—whose stitched leather mask reads as armor, prison, and sadomasochistic prop all in one.

Cob II, Nancy Grossman (American, born 1940), Wood, leather, painted horn, lacquer, and lead

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Cob II, Nancy Grossman (American, born 1940), Wood, leather, painted horn, lacquer, and lead
Cob II, Nancy Grossman (American, born 1940), Wood, leather, painted horn, lacquer, and lead
Cob II, Nancy Grossman (American, born 1940), Wood, leather, painted horn, lacquer, and lead

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