JIM RISWOLD
CYTOXAN
2013 color digital print

33-1/2 x 33-1/2 inches, Edition of 10, $750.
24 x 24 inches, Edition of 10, $500.


I’ve always thought Cytoxan sounded more like an evil Jewish nemesis of
Batman than any kind of drug I would ever want in my body.

Holy hematology, Batman—it’s Cy Toxan!

Cytoxan is a brand name for Cyclophosphamide. Endoxan, Neosar, Procytox
and Revimmune are other brand names for Cyclophosphamide, but
they don’t sound anywhere near as sinister as Cytoxan.

Cytoxan is one of the ingredients, along with Hydroxydaunorubicin, Oncovin
and Prednisone, in the chemotherapy regimen CHOP and is primarily
used to treat lymphomas.

Cytoxan helped save my Jewish friend Glenn Rockowitz’s life.

Holy Cyclophosphamide, Batman—Cy Toxan saved Rockowitz’s life!

A sheynem dank, Cytoxan.

This piece is dedicated to my friend Glenn Rockowitz. Glenn has beaten
three different cancers and is and always will be the funniest and most obnoxious
person I am lucky enough to know. I hope that Glenn will continue
to be funny and obnoxious for no less than the next 50 years.