A Crime Against Art

Name: A Crime Against Art
Director: Hila Peleg
Released: 2007-01-01
Cast: Anton Vidokle, Tirdad Zolgdhar, Vasif Kortun, Chus Martinez, Charles Esche

2007 · 100 min

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.

Directed by Hila Peleg

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Cast

Anton Vidokle Defendant
Tirdad Zolgdhar Defendant
Vasif Kortun Prosecutor
Chus Martinez Prosecutor
Charles Esche Defense Attorney
Jan Verwoert Judge
Maria Lind Expert Witness
Anselm Franke Expert Witness
Setareh Shabazi Artist
Keti Chukrov Public
Barnaby Drabble Public

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