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Installation Research Report

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   Image: Superflex The artist I've chosen to research is Superflex. I chose to explore their work "Flooded McDonald's" because I wanted to research a superficial/unserious exhibition. At first glance, I was sure that a piece about McDonald's would be a simple "curiosity got the best of me" reasoning for this piece - maybe even a comedic aspect. However, upon further research, I found that this piece was NOT superficial but rather a take on consumerism and climate change through the use of an iconic character. Despite this piece alluding to a bigger concept, it was still fun to research as this piece was an acknowledgement piece rather than an interpretive piece. Superflex is a group of 3 people - Rasmus Rosengren Nielson, Jakob Fenger, and Bjornstrjerne Christiansen - who found that they really work well together and ended up creating their company together. They have been with each other since 1993 and are still around til this day -  a whopping 31 yea