Pepi Erdbories You Suck Less Than Most People (Red), 2023

In You Suck Less Than Most People, Pepi Erdbories transforms an ordinary four of hearts playing card into a sharp commentary on modern identity, taste, and validation. Across the card, the familiar Yves Saint Laurent logo is reimagined as part of a wry hand-lettered phrase that reads, “YOU SUCK LESS THAN MOST PEOPLE.” The artist’s use of humor and irony reframes the language of luxury and status into an almost tender, if backhanded, compliment — an emblem of self-awareness in a culture built on comparison.

The minimal presentation, with the small card isolated in a large white field and encased in a stark black frame, heightens its impact: a tiny object made monumental, a whisper turned into a statement. By merging pop iconography, casual language, and conceptual restraint, Erdbories captures the uneasy balance between cynicism and sincerity that defines contemporary communication.

Signed by the artist, this work exemplifies Erdbories’ ongoing engagement with consumer symbols and emotional authenticity in the age of branding.