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Art & Culture: TOYGIANT Expo at Young Gallery

Fun, politics and art collide to create powerful displays at the Young Gallery in Brussels. TOYGIANTS, an installation created by Daniel and Geo Fuchs uses the highly political world of toy figures to create well coordinated displays of social commentary. As their exhibit summary states, “At the center of the exhibition are questions regarding the power of self-promotion through the media by political figures or actors in a networked world of entertainment and ‘war games.’ The Iconographic strategies of a president climbing out of a fighter plane equipped with military gear are scrutinized by Daniel and Geo Fuchs in their photograph of an originally packaged George W. Bush. They leave the interpretation of the empty, pale-white faces to the visitor: what is real and what is staged?” Be sure to check it out. It’s on display until February 4. Click Read More for additional information and photos. [Via Nalden]