Professions Performing in Art

Fernando Sánchez Castillo
, Pegasus Dance: Choreography for Police Water Cannon Trucks, 
2007, Video, colour, sound
11 min 28 sec. Courtesy the artist, Tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam and Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid

Professions Performing in Art includes works from: Karmelo Bermejo (ES), Sophie Calle (FR), Jill Magid (USA), Jonathan Monk (UK), Yoshua Okón (MX), Sarah Pickering (UK), Fernando Sánchez Castillo (ES), Wermke/Leinkauf (DE)

Venues & Satellites: 
Helmhaus

Professions Performing in Art
Here we see how people working in other fields have become involved in the process of making art – either intentionally or not. The artworks, or documentations of artworks, often address power structures, providing moments of resistance, subversion or affirmation. They might incorporate footage from surveillance camera operators or records from customs officers, or turn a sold-out charter flight into an empty gesture. In each case professional activity activates the artwork.

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