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In a playful critique of the mechanisation of the body and the militarisation of the workplace, Zhou Tao collages choreographed chants that take place in morning group meetings – a form of taking attendance at the beginning of a workday – for shops and companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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2007-01-01
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