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Pierre Le Riche's The Rainbow Room quietly challenges hyper-masculinity in the often traditionally male field of sports. The Capetown artist's installation, created from 17km worth of thread, represents a typical family living room watching the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final. The piece is a subtle comment on masculine cultural dominance in post-apartheid South Africa, particularly around the beloved game of rugby. We see 150 woven-rainbow-covered rugby balls, hanging or conscientiously piled neatly in a corner. A symbol of gay pride juxtaposed against sport fantacism seems to ask: How far has South Africa come after all?

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