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February 15, 2007
CHOCOLATE ELVIS
by Gemma Winter

'Pictures of People' is the first UK solo show by Brazilian Vik Muniz. Presented as photographs, Muniz's portraits are drawings with a difference. From caviar and chocolate to diamonds and peanut butter, his artists' palette is nothing if not astonishing; breathing new life into the iconic, where Marlene Dietrich sparkles in diamonds, and Elvis is composed of chocolate.


Bloody Marilyn 2001, courtesy Galarie Xippas, Paris.
Marlene Dietrich, 2004, courtesy Albion Gallery, London.


31st January - 15th April
FREE ENTRY
Monday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00
BALTIC
Gateshead Quays
South Shore Road
Gateshead


VIK MUNIZ