Phillip Toledano puts down the camera and opts for the tangible, if not totally functional, to get his political point across in his virtual exhibition titled America: The Gift Shop. 'The Gift Shop' includes objects that are normally viewed as kitschy souvenirs, things like snow globes and cheesy t-shirts are taken to new levels as he politicizes the objects injecting them with depth, meaning, and humor of course. The Dick Cheney shreading documents 'snow globe' would make a great gift; the 'I 'heart' unilateral pre-emptive strikes' t-shirt is really funny until one starts to think about the fact that there are plenty of Bush lovers who would probably wear it with pride...
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