Sarah Lucas's 'Rose Bush' exhibition explores vulgarity and gender through toilets and boots
In 2012, Sarah Lucas showcased 'Rose Bush' at Sadie Coles's project space, aligning with a retrospective at the Henry Moore Institute. The exhibit included 'Rose Bush' (2012), where wires formed the letters 'rose bush' emerging from a toilet, merging beauty with grime. Another work, 'Maggi' (2012), featured lightbulbs suspended over a crooked toilet, inspired by Magritte. Lucas also displayed her earlier piece 'The Old in Out' (1998). 'Jubilee' (2012) presented concrete casts of platform boots illuminated by a pinkish-red bulb, intertwining themes of abjection and triumph. A wall photograph showed Lucas's torso with holes over the nipples, critiquing sexual objectification while drawing from avant-garde influences and asserting her strength against vulgarity.
Key facts
- Sarah Lucas's exhibition 'Rose Bush' was held in 2012
- It was the third of four installments at Sadie Coles's project space
- The show coincided with a retrospective at the Henry Moore Institute
- Works included 'Rose Bush' (2012) with a toilet and cutout letters
- 'Maggi' (2012) featured lightbulbs and a toilet referencing Magritte
- 'Jubilee' (2012) presented concrete casts of platform boots with a lightbulb
- An earlier work 'The Old in Out' (1998) was also displayed
- The exhibition explored themes of gender, vulgarity, and sexual objectification
Entities
Artists
- Sarah Lucas
- Orson Welles
- Randolph Hearst
- Magritte
- Duchamp
Institutions
- Sadie Coles
- Henry Moore Institute
- ArtReview
Locations
- Hollywood