Acrylic paint markers on sun-bleached Yves Saint Laurent ad sewn onto layers of ripped cardboard.

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When you want to wear your bally, but you’ve just had your hair done – why not cut off the top? First world problems solved with brute force.

The balaclava has gone from the stereotypical uniform of the criminal to an item of clothing re-designed by luxury brands to be desired by those it was previously used to intimidate.

Some artists decide to remain anonymous, which by chance or design can create a mystique around their work. Here we see a portrait in which the subject’s face is covered.

As part of a ‘recycling turn’ in curatorial practice, Mitchell re-appropriates the low status waste of capitalism, using it as the raw materials for his artworks.