These didn’t make it into the main article, ‘BioShock: Are you a man, or a slave?‘. Enjoy.
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Folkert de Jong – The Iceman Cometh
(Top): The 'Iceman Cometh' art exhibition by Folkert de Jong; (Bottom) One of Sander Cohen's ice sculptures in Fort Frolic. One of Cohen's victims even namechecks the 'Iceman Cometh'.
I’m a bit surprised nobody else has pointed this out yet. The ice sculptures in Fort Frolic and the reference to ‘The Iceman Cometh’ allude to Dutch artist Folkert de Jong’s art exhibition by the same name. Sander Cohen’s last name is a homage to the ‘James Cohan Gallery‘ – where Folkert’s ‘Iceman Cometh’ was exhibited.
Link: – http://www.smba.nl/en/newsletters/n-60-the-iceman-cometh/ (Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam – N60 – The Iceman Cometh)
Link: – http://www.jamescohan.com/ (James Cohan Gallery)
Link: – http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/folkert-de-jong/ (James Cohan Gallery – Folkert de Jong – Selected Works)
Jules Verne – Lighthouse at the End of the World
Those who would scoff at the surreal nature of a lighthouse in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean might not be aware that the artists pulled this concept from Jules Verne's 'Lighthouse at the End of the World'. It's there to reinforce the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea image of BioShock's Rapture.
