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# 118 | The reproduction of objects | Ileana Parvu

Non classé, Things Consumer Goods, Imitation, ready-made, Replica 1

Since the early days of the 1990’s, Peter Fischli and David Weiss have replicated ordinary household items using an expanding polyurethane foam, robbing this material world of its very materiality. What remains, then, of these useless objects? What meaning can we find in this flattening of reality, and why did these artists choose objects ...

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# 59 | The War of the Models | Michael Lucken

Passion for Equality Domination, Imitation, Japan 3

What kind of war do countries plunge themselves into when they claim to be the source of some sort of novelty?  While exact reproduction may be more profitable, this does not suffice to ensure the reputation of a country or an industry that has to innovate in order to dominate. Michael Lucken studies Japan, ...

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