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.
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Anton VidokleDefendantTirdad ZolgdharDefendantVasif KortunProsecutorChus MartinezProsecutorCharles EscheDefense AttorneyJan VerwoertJudgeMaria LindExpert Witness
Anselm FrankeExpert WitnessSetareh ShabaziArtistKeti ChukrovPublicBarnaby DrabblePublicMovie DNA
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What is A Crime Against Art about?
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.
How long is A Crime Against Art?
A Crime Against Art has a runtime of 100 minutes.