Looking for a Robert Gober-ish artist? Mundane objects, odd media?

[losemygrip]

OK, this is crazy, and I can hardly believe I'm doing it, but here goes.

I'm curating a show for our very nice university gallery, and today one of the two artists BACKS OUT. Six months until opening.

I'm pretty darn sure there are other fine artists out there working in the same vein that I could use to replace him/her. So let me know if any of you or your friends or mentors fit this mold and might be interested in a two person show with a small publication that opens in August. I'm perfectly happy working with an emerging or more established artist, as long as the work is good and the behavior is professional.

The show involves mundane objects such as trash cans, commercial objects, etc., that are made of unexpected media and/or are semi-trompe l'oeil. The whole point of the show is that while these objects might seem to be simple trompe l'oeil tricks, they are actually conceptual in content. Think of Robert Gober's kitty litter bag, for example. The other artist in the show has work like a bathroom scale perfectly rendered in beautiful parquet wood.

If you have any ideas (either your own work or other artists you know of) either PM me or go right ahead and post in this thread. If you come up with a good artist I can use, I promise to mention you in the acknowledgements!

[i hope this isn't some violation of GradCafe policy, but it could potentially help one of you guys, so maybe it's OK.]

[bordercrossings]

Some of Liz Magor's work would fit, not sure if the venue is appropriate though.

http://catrionajeffries.com/artists/liz-magor/works/