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During a month-long residency, the public were invited to ask Coates questions they found difficult to answer for themselves. These were written on cards and pinned to the walls of the gallery. In response to these, Coates made paintings as answers. The questioners were then invited back to the gallery to view and discuss this answer.

Photography by Marcus Coates and Charles Billingham

Project assistant: Charles Billingham

Commissioned and produced by Barbican Centre, London as part of ‘Station to Station’, a project by Doug Aitken



Sometimes I fantasize about my brother, is incest really wrong?

Some­times I fan­tas­ize about my broth­er, is incest really wrong?”

Some­times I fan­tas­ize about my broth­er, is incest really wrong?? (Detail)



How do you get it perfect?

How do you get it per­fect? (Detail)

How do you get it perfect?



Does the universe have edges?

Does the uni­verse have edges? (detail)



How does society develop a consensus on how people should live and act?

How does soci­ety devel­op a con­sensus on how people should live and act?

How does soci­ety devel­op a con­sensus on how people should live and act? (Detail)

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