Diana Thater

The falcons, held static and calm by their hoods and jesses before their release; the rhesus macaque monkeys (used in experimental medical vivisections because of their chromosomal affinity to us) in Life Is a TimeBased Medium, 2015, set in a Hindu monkey-god temple; and the wild Przewalski's h...

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Published in:Artforum international 2016-02, Vol.54 (6), p.247
Main Author: Cotton, Charlotte
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Art exhibits
Art galleries & museums
Coetzee, J M (1940- )
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Summary:The falcons, held static and calm by their hoods and jesses before their release; the rhesus macaque monkeys (used in experimental medical vivisections because of their chromosomal affinity to us) in Life Is a TimeBased Medium, 2015, set in a Hindu monkey-god temple; and the wild Przewalski's horses that roam 201 l's Chernobyl, installed in a six-sided room that echoes the deserted theater depicted, encourage us to think about the consequences of human actions on these marvelous species.
ISSN:1086-7058