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The forbidden fruit of political irony in art

Published: 19 November, 2009, 17:29
Edited: 24 July, 2010, 19:26


Exaggerated satire with a political hint takes a new turn in the “Blue Noses” art group’s “Video on the Knee” project. The confronting artists open their exhibition in St.Petersburg Modern Art Center on November 19.

 
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