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Art from Body Parts: Not Just For Nazis Anymore

May 6, 2008 - 12:00 am - by Oleg Atbashian
Red Square
2008-05-06 06:16:55

Ms. Shvarts’ view of the human body as a collection of equal parts that can be randomly rearranged without affecting the outcome reminds me of the “ultimate egalitarian puzzle” found at The People’s Cube website: a defunct Rubik’s cube that’s red on all sides, a mock brainteaser that eliminates competition and guarantees equality of results for all players. Incidentally, the end result of her performance project was also a cube that was red on all sides. I had never expected the People’s Cube to have a sexual connotation. This must be some serious progress, comrades.