A Crime Against Art

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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