A Crime Against Art

Overview

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

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Anton Vidokle

Defendant

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Tirdad Zolgdhar

Defendant

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Vasif Kortun

Prosecutor

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Chus Martinez

Prosecutor

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Charles Esche

Defense Attorney

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Jan Verwoert

Judge

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Maria Lind

Expert Witness

Anselm Franke

Expert Witness

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Setareh Shabazi

Artist

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Keti Chukrov

Public

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Barnaby Drabble

Public