A Crime Against Art (2007)
A film based on a mock trial staged at an art fair in Madrid in February 2007 organized by Anton Vidokle and Tirdad Zolghadr. It playfully raises a number of polemical issues in the world of contemporary art: collusion with the "new bourgeoisie," instrumentalization of art and its institutions, the future possibility of artistic agency, as well as other pertinent topics.
Cast
Defendant
Defendant
Public
Prosecutor
Prosecutor
Defense Attorney
Judge
Expert Witness
Expert Witness
Artist
Public
Crew
Director