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Not quite what you had in mind, but I daresay far cooler:
quote: Cloaca Built from an astonishing array of laboratory glassware, electric pumps, computer monitors, and plastic tubing, Cloaca is an elaborate installation conceived by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye to duplicate as closely as possible the functions of the human digestive system. Designed and built in collaboration with scientists at the University of Antwerp, Cloaca is "fed" a variety of nutritious meals twice daily. It then chews, swallows,digests, and eliminates. The summation of many of the ideas that have
informed Delvoye's art-flirting with prosaic and vulgar materials, and juxtaposing irreconcilable elements in witty and surprising ways-Cloaca is the most significant work yet made by this leading member of a new generation of European artists. Although certainly entertaining, the
installation touches on significant issues such as the impact of biotechnology on cultural production. First floor gallery.
I saw this on the news last night, and it looks incredible. It is at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in Manhattan starting Jan. 25.
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Brachiosaurus, Doug Henderson.
Dimorphodon, Francis Phillipps.
