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.
- Date of release
- 2007-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Director
- Hila Peleg
Casting
- 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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