MCA Denver Heart T-shirt

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Mdel, Dylan, wearing the t-shirt with a thick silver chain necklace that has scissors as a pendant.
The MCA Denver Heart T-shirt is black with a traditional tattoo styled heart and dagger. A ribbon lays on top of the heart and reads in old english style font, "MCA".
A detail of the heart artwork by Denver tattoo artist, Maxwell Snyder.
The t-shirt on a cement surface.
The back nape of the t-shirt that has our  'MCA Denver Logo' and the artists instagram name 'maxwelltattooer'

MCA Denver Heart T-shirt designed by local artist and tattoo artist, Maxwell Snyder! 

Get tatted or just check out more of his work on IG @maxwelltattooer 

The iconic heart sculpture is one of MCA Denver's only permanent works. It sits right outside our building, serving as a landmark that represents the love and creativity that radiates from MCA Denver.

MCA Denver commissioned London-based artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster to install the site-specific work, Toxic Schizophrenia / Hyper Version as part of the inaugural events for the Museum’s first permanent home, a new facility designed by British architect David Adjaye.

The sculpture, which is the first public project Noble and Webster have realized in the U.S., reaches 32 feet skyward. Blood drips from a jeweled dagger, which pierces the heart. The heart is made of fiberglass and LED lights, in order to curb excess energy consumption and in keeping with the Museum’s LEED-certified status. Toxic Schizophrenia / Hyper Version, which is visible from the busy downtown streets surrounding the Museum, lures people closer through flashing lights and swirling colors, acting as a beacon for the institution. The glow of the piece is reflected in the building’s gray glass façade, incorporating the Museum’s structure into the work's aesthetic qualities.

Portraying the heart and dagger with a futuristic feel, Noble and Webster give the classical symbol new dimension, form, and light. The artists reclaim this symbol as a sign of empowerment in youth culture today–not unlike the young, forward-thinking, non-collecting MCA Denver.

Dylan is photographed wearing a size medium.

 

Mdel, Dylan, wearing the t-shirt with a thick silver chain necklace that has scissors as a pendant.
The MCA Denver Heart T-shirt is black with a traditional tattoo styled heart and dagger. A ribbon lays on top of the heart and reads in old english style font, "MCA".
A detail of the heart artwork by Denver tattoo artist, Maxwell Snyder.
The t-shirt on a cement surface.
The back nape of the t-shirt that has our  'MCA Denver Logo' and the artists instagram name 'maxwelltattooer'