When people come to visit me from the states, they're often amazed at the graphic warnings that Health Canada puts on cigarette packages. The warnings take up an entire side of the pack and are something of a design marvel. We've been saying for some time that they're brilliant subversive artwork, and now someone agrees. MOMA New York is doing a showing of Canadian cigarette warnings. My favorite is actually the smoking pregnant woman, but the rotten teeth one is good too. I think MOMA is right- great art is where you find it.
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