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May 03
2010
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Be part of a Damien Hirst artwork at the National Gallery of Canada this summer
In 1992, at the Cologne Unfair art fair, British artist Damien Hirst commissioned a set of identical twins named Ingo and Torsten to spend time sitting in front of his trademark spot paintings. Dressed in identical clothing, the twins could read, knit or even play chess, so long as their actions were alike. Titled after the twins, the performance was about surface appearances, individuality, and making a scene.
Now, in 2010, the NGC plans to re-stage this iconic performance in conjunction with its presentation of Pop Life: Art in a Material World, and invites identical twins to take part in this recreation, to become works of art in their own right.

