Trenton Doyle Hancock, Mom Said to Share, 1998. Ink, acrylic, and graphite on paper, 15 × 11 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London. Photo: Paul Hester

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Vegans Do Nasty Stuff, 2002. Graphite on paper, 8 × 11 3/4 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Population No. 1 (Landscape), 2004. Ink on paper, 9 × 12 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Mobile Mound, 2004. Ink on paper, 9 × 12 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London. Photo: Paul Hester

Trenton Doyle Hancock, To Get Ahead One Must Sacrifice Certain Freedoms, 2005. Ink and acrylic on paper, 6 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. Collection Samuel R. Peterson, Hamden, Connecticut. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Miracle Machine #19 or Whisk Wish, 2006. Graphite, ink, and acrylic on paper, 8 × 7 1/4 in. Collection Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz, New York. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Bone Throne, 2006. Ink and acrylic on paper, 9 × 5 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London Photo: Paul Hester

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Goober’s Intrusion, 2006. Mixed media on paper, 6 1/4 × 10 in. Collection Jim and Paula Ohaus, Westfield, New Jersey. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Moundmeat Shower Unit, 2007. Mixed media on paper, 10 × 6 1/4 in. Collection Martina Yamin, New York. Photo: Stefan Hagen, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Sometimes We Can’t Have the Things We Want, 2009. Acrylic and mixed media on paper, 11 × 8 1/2 in. Zang Collection, London

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Cave Scape #2, 2010. Ink on paper, 6 1/4 × 10 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Cave Scape #3, 2010. Ink on paper, 6 1/4 × 10 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Faster, 2010. Acrylic, mixed media on paper, 13 1/2 × 16 in. Zang Collection, London. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Fun Hole Funnel, 2010. Acrylic and mixed media on paper, 13 × 12 in. Metoyer Collection, Houston and Amsterdam. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Give Me My Flowers While I Yet Live, Version #1, 2010. Acrylic and mixed media on paper, 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. Courtesy the artist, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Self-Portrait with Tongue, 2010. Acrylic and mixed media on paper, 11 × 8 1/4 in. Collection Charles Dee Mitchell, Dallas, Texas. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, Scrape 1, 2011. Acrylic and ink on paper, 10 × 6 3/8 in. Private Collection, New York. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, …And Then It All Came Back to Me, 2011. Mixed media on paper, 9 × 8 in. Collection KAWS, New York. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York

Trenton Doyle Hancock, The Bear Den, 2012. Acrylic on paper, 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. Collection Noel Kirnon, New York. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York Photo: Marc Bernier