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Egan’s pizza the action at the Zabludowicz Collection

The Art Newspaper
28 January 2016
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London-based artist Jemma Egan’s new video and sculptural works, on show at the Zabludowicz Collection in north London (until 6 March), shine a light on the world of Domino’s Pizza (the restaurant and take-away chain where “pizza is the hero” according to the company website). Egan explores “competitive pizza making, corporate mascots, and the dedicated [so-called] ‘Dominoid’ employee”, says a statement. This fascinating fast food focus was inspired by the documentary A Slice of Life, which was shown on Channel 4 in the UK last year (the programme revealed several fascinating facts including the revelation that Domino’s gets through a mighty 240 tons of cheese and 124 tons of tomato sauce every week). The exhibition title, It means more to me than most people, is a line from one of the Domino’s employees featured in the documentary. But in an interview with the show curator Paul Luckraft, Egan points out that her pizza survey is not a put-down, saying: “I often feel that things in my life, and certainly the subjects within my own work, mean more to me than they would to others. I definitely don’t ever mean to just poke fun at something or someone from a distance.” 

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