Brendan Fernandes⁠ 1979.541.7, 2013 Neon on Plexiglas backing, with pink cord⁠ Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago⁠ ⁠ Glowing green and yellow with the neon of commercial signage, Brendan Fernandes’s sculpture is entitled in the format of an institutional accession number, indicating that the work addresses museum collecting practices. One of a series, the artist explains that it “explores the dissemination of Western notions of an exotic Africa through the symbolic economy of ‘African’ masks sold on Canal Street, and on the streets outside museums in New York, such as the Whitney and the Metropolitan.”⁠ ⁠ brendanfernandes⁠ 21cChicago⁠ #21cPopStars⁠ #21cMuseum