Covering Pollock by Richard Prince is literally covered up C-prints of Jackson Pollock with punk rock photos, nude photos, sloppy paint, etc. Some photos are printed on high density foam to create raised portions. One such print includes a raised DVD label of Jean-Michael Basquiat, which covers the portion of the photograph that would contain Pollock in the act of painting. Collage of 4"x10" photos create a grid of of Warhol-like repetition to cover Pollock while others are photos of Pollock covered in paint in the style of Pollock.
The exhibit is set in East Hampton, very near the Pollock-Krasner house in Springs. "It is boring. It's the same photos over and over," one elderly woman said. Another quipped, "I need a glass of wine after that one." The Prince witt was not well-received the the Guild Hall members, but the pun and homage to musical covers is cleverly successful. It works. Prince is only in danger of the formulaic nature of his punch-line. The small exhibit is just enough. Any more of this series would cause it to lose its punch, such as his joke paintings.
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