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 "Toys of Innocence and Experience"

Toys of Innocence and Experience

Event Date: 
22/07/2023 - 11:00am to 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

‘Toys of Innocence and Experience’ - the art show that WANTS visitors to play with its exhibits!

In this show toys are used as a vehicle for satire and social comment. Either by playing with them, or on close inspection, participants discover that these toys aren’t so innocent. Indeed, some of the twenty-five toys in the show might possibly be found to be disturbing, or even shocking. At the very least they cannot be described simply as sculptures. They are more like stimulators for the formation of thoughts - thoughts about society and the world we live in.

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