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MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF
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THE APOLOGY OF SOCRATES IN KAUFBEUREN by Angelos Spartalis
Dec. 18, 2015 - Jan. 11, 2016 The Apology of Socrates in Kaufbeuren consists of two independent artworks, a 6 minute, 16mm, fake-documentary film and a mural-size oil painting on canvas, 3x9m.
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THE ARTWORKS
OIL PAINTING
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FAKE-DOCUMENTARY |
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GHOST MACHINE Description: Portable 16mm film projector on a tripod stand, with an amplifier, a speaker, 4 cast masts and a warning sign. Function: The feed reel is out of film and is spinning like crazy but the projector keeps projecting a fake-documentary.
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FILM STILLS FROM THE FAKE-DOCUMENTARY |
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PHOTOS by Angela Svoronou
by George Makrakis
CREDITS PAINTING, FILM DIRECTION, PRODUCTION
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EXHIBITION ORGANIZERS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PHOTOGRAPHY COSTUME DESIGN ACTORS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ASSISTANT PAINTERS CONSTRUCTIONS MECHANICALS TRANSLATION THANKS
Filming of fake-documentary took place at TITANIUM Yiayiannos Gallery, on May 2014. The oil-painting was completed in January 2015, in the workshop at Vathy, Agios Nikolaos, Crete. You can hear the laughs and voices of Maria Anagnostou, Nantia Spartalis and Angela Svoronou. Featuring a variation of the “No future” graffiti attributed to Banksy and a variation of Dirck de Bray’s painting “Still life with a dead rabbit and falcon in a niche”. The hospital was created from photo samples of deserted hospitals. Featuring music samples and lyrics by Pedro Almodovar, Nino Ferrer, Gaby Verlor, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Kostas Psihogios, Giorgos Manisalis. The songs are performed by Luz Casal and Dimitris Mitropanos
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