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INQUIRE WITHIN

In a smart gallery in Paris last month, the back of a sculpture was removed and a man was lifted out. He looked around, disorient ed, as his body slowly unfurled. A doctor rushed to his side and, after inspecting him, announced he was in good health. The crowd cheered. He’d been in there for seven days.

Abraham Poincheval, possibly France’s most extreme performance artist, specialises

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