Mark Jenkins hits France and Italy
Mark Jenkins is traveling through Europe and leaving behind a trail of his usual awesomeness. Royan, France Grottaglie, Italy (part of the FAME festival) hat tip: wooster Tweet
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Headless Peeping Tom
Here’s the latest from Washington, DC artist Mark Jenkins (who’s a favorite here at Urban Prankster). Jenkins’s specialty is creating human sculptures out of packing tape and leaving them in unusual places. This piece was installed in London. via Wooster Collective Tweet
Sleepers
Washington, DC artist Mark Jenkins caught the attention of passersby with his “Sleepers” series where his trademark dummy figures (made of tape) appeared sleeping in odd places. Jenkins’ project was done in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. via Wooster Collective Tweet
Plastic Kid
This caught my eye in Union Square a couple of weeks ago. From a distance I thought I might have stumbled onto a Mark Jenkins tape sculpture. He’s in town with a solo show at Stricola. It turned out that the dummy was the work of a group of high school students from the Lyons … Continue reading Plastic Kid
Skate or Die
Here’s Mark Jenkins‘ latest installation, this time in Bordeaux, France. The fallen skater is a dummy, in case that’s not obvious. I wonder how he got it out there? Tweet
Homeless Polar Bears
Back in July we told you about Mark Jenkins’ Golden Ass project where he tricked folks into thinking his gold horse sculpture was a human statue. Jenkins’ latest work was a collaboration with Green Peace. He put several “Homeless Polar Bears” in public places around Washington DC. Jenkins told Boing Boing: We made a series … Continue reading Homeless Polar Bears
The Golden Ass
Street artist Mark Jenkins makes, among other things, awesome human sculptures out of tape and then dresses them and puts them in public places. His latest project is The Golden Ass. In an area of Barcelona packed with “golden statue” type street performers, he constructed a sculpture that looked like a human in a horse … Continue reading The Golden Ass