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The Toilet

04/07/2018 GMT

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The controversial art installation which upset Russians but is now seen as a masterpiece

The Toilet, a controversial art installation by Russian conceptual artists, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, angered Russians in 1992, but is now seen as a masterpiece.

A controversial installation by Russian conceptual artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov offended Russians in 1992, but is now seen as a masterpiece. Emilia Kabakov told Dina Newman that The Toilet is "a metaphor for life."  

Photo: The Toilet, a model; credit: Kabakov archive

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