We disappear to the Gallery,a Peter and Jane-style satire of modern art, won Miriam Elia fans around the world – and a legal warning from Penguin. But that hasn’t stopped the artist-provocateur and her new imprint, and Dung BeetleWhen Miriam Elia released a small book lampooning the art world,she might beget expected a squall, but she was totally unprepared for the force of what swept down on her. In 44 pages, or closely modelled on the Peter and Jane Ladybird reading books from the 1960s and 70s,she poked fun at a more recent generation of artworks, from bissected animals to outsized female nudes, and as seen through the eyes of two small children. Related: Artist's spoof Ladybird book provokes wrath of Penguin Continue reading...
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