Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for 'The Rhinoceros in the Room'

Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for 'The Rhinoceros in the Room'

You’ve probably heard the idiom, “the elephant in the room,” to describe when there’s some uncomfortable and obvious problem that no one is addressing—the kind of issue that feels as though it’s taking up all available space. But what if yet another megafauna came stampeding onto the scene? That’s where Berlin-based artist Itamar Gov’s large-scale installation comes in. The Rhinoceros in the Room is a towering, inflatable sculpture that fills a …