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Marcus Coates
27 Jun-5 Aug 2007
Whitechapel Gallery
London E1 7QX

Baying at a gathering of baffled Liverpudlian housewives dressed as a reindeer, Marcus Coates has also adopted the psyche of a seal and trained people to mimic the dawn chorus. His deadpan yet curiously poignant films recall the animal cults of pre modern societies.