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The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Toronto March 25 - May 28
Five doors, all locked. This hallway, it's not unlike a government office, a hospital hallway or a school. Grey and white, these materials are quiet but powerful. No creativity, no bursts, no surprises. A cold and stern authority looms through the simplicity of these structures. With the straight lines and orderliness, this show demands us to agree--or get out. These are the rules and you will live by them.
The Berlin-based duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset introduce their complex seven-year project "The Welfare Show" to the Power Plant in Toronto. They have been working together since 1995 and only started profiting from their work in 2001. Although "The Welfare Show" is a detached, emotionless perspective on the welfare system in Western society, it is hard to ignore the personal reality of the welfare system...
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