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50th Venice Biennale
15 June - 2 November 2003

Venice / 2003 / Report / Dreams & Conflicts / Utopia Station

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Utopia Station: different views

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Above left:
Glass box by Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset. In it, a chimpanzee was supposed to use blocks to spell out the word "Utopia". Animal rights activists (luckily) prevented this.

Above right:
Posters designed for Utopia Station.

Center left:
Chapel of the "Church of Fear", initiated by Christoph Schlingensief.

Lower left:
Buddha figure by Kamin Lertchaiprasert (*1964 Lopburi, Thailand), at right in the photo is Hans Ulrich Obrist, one of the 3 curators.

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