A Crime Against Art 2007 Directed by Hila Peleg
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
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