ACRYLIC PLUSH SET [ARTIFACT]

ACRYLIC PLUSH SET - A 1960s teddy bear, recovered, worn, and restrained within a square acrylic case — built to display rather than comfort. Its fur is matted, its expression faintly unsettled. A tattooed leather tag by Tex Machiavelli is riveted into the bear’s back — a mark of possession and preservation. Below, a plastisol imprint: 11 · 01 · 25, recalling the Corps Utilitaire release.

Sold as an item of affection, though its history resists sentiment. Once held, now confined — a child’s relic turned monument.

An object of tenderness and unrest.

A witness to what care can become.