In 2007, three Slovenian artists joined the conservative Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) and of cially changed their names to that of the leader of the party, the Prime Minister of Slovenia at the time, Janez Janša. While they renamed themselves for personal reasons, the boundaries between their lives and their art began to blur in numerous and unforeseen ways. They turned their lives into an ongoing performance and their art into a powerful means to question rituals and conventions, and to discuss the status and function of identity-related objects such as signatures, passports, and credit cards. Don’t miss this classic of artivist performance lecture!
This lecture is spoken in English.