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What Defines A Home?

Precedent Study - IKEA Disobedients by Andrés

Jaque

ARC486 - Senior Seminar

Instructor: Nicholas Hoban 

September - December 2020

The performance + installation series IKEA Disobedients by Andrés Jaque argues against “ideal home” stereotypes advertised by IKEA that often portray young, blond, heterosexual couples starting a family. Using the well-established IKEA visual language, these analysis drawings pose an intentional counter-statement towards the prejudiced, narrow definitions of private dwellings and associated indications of “normal behaviors” that the corporation has been promoting.

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© 2024 by Kathy Zhu

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