'Infinity Shrimp' Charm — $9.00
Originally featured in Stephanie Kantor’s Infinity Shrimp installation—part of Black Cube’s 2017 group exhibition Drive-In: Car Culture—these delightful, beaded shrimp ornaments are handmade in Guatemala and can be found in street markets across Southern and Central America.
Artist Stephanie Kantor first discovered these whimsical charms in Belize and was instantly captivated—so much so that she bought out a street-vendor’s entire stock. Since then, she has partnered with an importer to keep the shrimpy-joy flowing stateside.
As Kantor shares, “Thirteen years later, Beaded Shrimp have become part of my identity. I’ve sold them coast to coast—online, at craft fairs, shrimp festivals (yes, they exist), and even as part of art installations.” Her Drive-In: Car Culture installation transformed a car into a beaded shrimp wonderland—charms dangled from the ceiling, a giant papier-mâché shrimp adorned the roof, and the trunk became a pop-up shrimp shop.
Today, Black Cube proudly keeps its own Infinity Shrimp as a symbol of good luck—and now, you can bring a bit of that charm home too.
Artist Bio: Stephanie Kantor (b. 1985, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) is a visual artist whose practice focuses on ideas of culture, tradition, and artifice. She creates whimsical installations that include ceramic sculpture, furniture, papier-mâché, painting, and textiles. Kantor received her MFA from University of Colorado Boulder (2015) and BFA from Penn State University (2009). Kantor was a Black Cube Nomadic Museum Fellow in 2016 and has completed prestigious residencies at Belger Crane Yard Studios, RedLine Contemporary Arts Center, and Bunker Projects. She has exhibited nationally at Paragraph Gallery (MO), Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (KS), Sala Diaz (TX), Bunker Projects (PA), Gildar Gallery (CO), and Calico Gallery (NY). Kantor currently lives in Philadelphia and is the Zeldin Fellow at The Clay Studio.
Originally featured in Stephanie Kantor’s Infinity Shrimp installation—part of Black Cube’s 2017 group exhibition Drive-In: Car Culture—these delightful, beaded shrimp ornaments are handmade in Guatemala and can be found in street markets across Southern and Central America.
Artist Stephanie Kantor first discovered these whimsical charms in Belize and was instantly captivated—so much so that she bought out a street-vendor’s entire stock. Since then, she has partnered with an importer to keep the shrimpy-joy flowing stateside.
As Kantor shares, “Thirteen years later, Beaded Shrimp have become part of my identity. I’ve sold them coast to coast—online, at craft fairs, shrimp festivals (yes, they exist), and even as part of art installations.” Her Drive-In: Car Culture installation transformed a car into a beaded shrimp wonderland—charms dangled from the ceiling, a giant papier-mâché shrimp adorned the roof, and the trunk became a pop-up shrimp shop.
Today, Black Cube proudly keeps its own Infinity Shrimp as a symbol of good luck—and now, you can bring a bit of that charm home too.