A Rose Ain't A Rose Ain't A Rose

Five artists subvert—and celebrate—the most clichéd of subjects

Aurel Schmidt’s Four Loko1, 2011 (left), and Diet Coke, 2010.
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December 2011

Shepard Fairey, Obey Rose Girl, 2008.
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December 2011

Kenny Scharf, Ola, 2005.
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December 2011


Francesco Clemente, White Rose, Red Earth, 2010.
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December 2011


Ross Bleckner, Time and Meditation (The Leaves and the Birds), 2008.
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December 2011

Via W Magazine