Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla

Allora and Calzadilla began working together in the mid-1990's by approaching visual art as a set of experiments.  They specialize in making social, cultural, and political metaphors out of basic materials, such as the picture above titled the "Discussion Table."  They have developed installations, videos, performances, social interactions, work in public space, photos, and collages. Their work is characterized by a sense of playfulness, humour, and social involvement, focused upon local situations.  I find their work very interesting because each piece tells a different story.  One exhibit called "Sweat Glands" featured a video of a man roasting a pig by simply pushing on the gas pedal of his car.  I believe that almost every piece they show is an attempt to teach the public something or share a certain part of a culture.