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Zoe Kessler ·

In the tradition of artists who have made lettering from the human form, like Vanessa Beecroft for Louis Vuitton or Horst for the cover of Vogue, Erik Foss created a series of twenty-six collages–one for every letter of the alphabet–after artist Jac…

In the tradition of artists who have made lettering from the human form, like Vanessa Beecroft for Louis Vuitton or Horst for the cover of Vogue, Erik Foss created a series of twenty-six collages–one for every letter of the alphabet–after artist Jack Walls pointed out that he had created the letter “O” with a collage of nudes made from 1970’s erotic magazine clippings. The evocative works have a deep-seated personal significance to Foss, equaled by their ability to bring to the fore historical references that lie inherent within the nude figure. His subversive imagery and complete lack of contrivance allows one’s initial boyhood encounter with sexuality to percolate with an honest attempt at individualizing the human experience.