Willie Cole, Red Leather Venus, 1993, sewn shoes

“The real poet studies the world as it is: lovely, terrible, sensible, grotesque; and would ask for no other in its place. Humor is the final sign and seal of seriousness for it is a proof that reality is held in honor and in love.” -- Mark van Doren

Willie Cole
Red Leather Venus, 1993, sewn shoes

“ Willie Cole forages through detritus in the form of abandoned household objects and appliances and recombines their parts into totems with unexpected anthropomorphic power. “ -- James Yood