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# The Casual Disappointment of Bjarne Melgaard
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/the-casual-disappointment-of-bjarne-melgaard/
- Published: 2017-03-24T22:23:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:41:22.000Z
- Description: The artist's new brand and derelict department store installation are full of tired, co-opted ideas.
- Author: Katie Fricas
- Tags: Comics, Bjarne Melgaard, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:23 (2016, 2017, part 2)

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*Bjarne Melgaard’s* [*The Casual Pleasure of Disappointment*](http://redbullartsnewyork.com/exhibition/casual-pleasure-disappointment/?ref=hyperallergic.com) *continues at Red Bull Arts New York (220 W 18th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan) through April 9.*