Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: “The Happiest Man” review
11 April 2013 • Mark Westall
“The Happiest Man” is in fact a recreation of an installation initially staged at the Jeu de Paume in Paris in 2000. It was chosen to be reinstalled in 2013 by the couple, partly due to its the turmoil the world has found itself in during recent times and partly due to its universality – the desire for a paradise or Utopia has always been a communal one.