In the late 1990s Tom Sachs became well known for his ironic sculptures, such as Hermés Value Meal, Prada Toilet, and Chanel Guillotine, where he branded particularly provocative objects (a MacDonald’s meal, a water bottle, a guillotine) with famous fashion labels. Over the course of his career Sachs has reconstructed every type of modern icon: pianos and weapons, emblems of modernism and junk food, NASA stations and electric chairs. [...]
