On October 27th 2007, Tanya Mars performed In Pursuit of Happiness, a durational piece that went on for twelve hours in the Vancouver Art Gallery's rotunda. A buffet table was set up. Cascades of decadent and expensive cakes weighed heavy on the soft white table cloth. Tanya Mars wore a sexy little black dress. Her hair, done up, and her lips red. Her accomplice, Alissa Firth-Eagland, was just as done up. They paraded themselves lavishly while consuming cake after cake after cake, taking naps when they felt tired and fixing their hair when it got fuzzy. The piece successfully portrayed a society that runs the risk of drowning in its own wealth.
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