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Ajay Kurian

SWEATER: ADIDAS ORIGINALS BY KANYE WEST YEEZY SEASON 1. SHORTS: RICK OWENS. HAIR: TINA OUTEN FOR WELLA PROFESSIONALS/ STREETERS. MAKEUP: MARLA BELT FOR NARS/STREETERS. SET DESIGN: TODD WIGGINS/MARY HOWARD STUDIO. PRODUCTION: CAT LEWIS/MAP. RETOUCHING: VELEM. DIGITAL TECHNICIAN: ERAN WILKENFELD. PHOTO ASSISTANTS: FRED LAM AND NEIL DAWSON. STYLING ASSISTANT: SUSAN WALSH. HAIR ASSISTANT: KESSIA RANDOLPH. MAKEUP ASSISTANT: YUI ISHIBASHI. SET DESIGN ASSISTANTS: JUSTIN DAVIS, JOE ARAI, RODGER BROWN, AND CHIKE EZUEDE. HAIR PRODUCTS: WELLA PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING EIMI SUGAR LIFT AND EIMI PERFECT ME LIGHTWEIGHT BB LOTION 

KURIAN’S KING’S DOMINION (GUILT), 2015. STEEL, SAND, PROPANE, COPPER PIPING, SPRAY PAINT, RUTILATED QUARTZ, STONE DICE, 24K GOLD-PLATED TURTLE SHELL, GLASS, PLUSH TOYS, COPPER WIRE, RESIN. 46 x 28 x 28". COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, 47 CANAL, NEW YORK, AND GALERIE MAX HETZLER, BERLIN, PARIS. VIEW OF KURIAN’S COMFORT ZONE #3 (HEAVEN IS FOR SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS ALIKE), 2014. WOOD, PLEXIGLASS, E-CIGARETTES, FOG MACHINE, ARDUINO BOARD, EXHAUST FANS, COPPER WIRE, LED LIGHT FIXTURES. ARTSPEAK, VANCOUVER. PHOTO: BLAINE CAMPBELl, COURTESY OF 47 CANAL, NEW YORK.

KURIAN’S SUNSHINE, 2013. BRONZE, PLEXIGLASS, LAMP, MELTED GUMMI BEARS, PAINT, GRAVEL, POP ROCKS, SPIT. 24 x 24 x 80". PHOTO: JOERG LOHSE, COURTESY OF 47 CANAL, NEW YORK.