Artist put Mavromatti lives to vote in the shares of his /Alien

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Artist Mavromatti put the lives of the vote in the shares of his /Alien "

07/11/201001: 03

MOSCOW, November 7 - RIA Novosti. The radical artist Oleg Mavromatti to whom in Russia since 2000, opened a criminal case 282-th article of the Criminal Code for an action "Do not Believe Your Eyes", during which the artist himself crucified on Cross, implements the project on November 7 "The Insider /The Stranger", the result of which, depending on the vote of Internet users could be his death.

Known for his radical performances Mavromatti after the institution of criminal proceedings had emigrated to Bulgaria, where he obtained political refugee status, but this year the Russian consulate in Sofia refused to grant the artist a new passport instead of the past, and as a result he was not extended permission to stay in Bulgaria. Known in international circles, artists, curators, and even politicians from around the world tried to help Mavromatti, spending a few shares in his support and contacting the Russian authorities to cease harassment of the artist.

Share "his /Alien", as reported by the artist himself in his blog was designed specifically as a protest against the persecution of artists from the church and state. The name of this blog properly - article282.livejournal.com. That he would be an arena, where will be decided Mavromatti, there is what is happening can watch the audience .

The project is to the body artist will be connected to a device programmed by five electrical shocks. Each hit will be stronger than the previous one. The fifth hit will cause cardiac arrest and, thus, be fatal. Decide the fate of the artist's open vote on the Internet.

According Mavromatti so hard project conceived for the sake of resolution of protracted conflict between radical artists and audience.

"It is the artist to make a radical gesture, as soon read, that he deserves punishment, even death. And I decided to create for these people to this situation, when they really be able to punish the" guilty "of the artist, whom they did not like. So let's see how much they are willing to do what no doubt, and show the world that humanity is not as humane as we would like to think, "- explains Mavromatti.

Many commentators blog needs to cancel his public execution, as has already been named in an online community of this action, claiming that in fact it is blackmail, and pursues a purely practical purpose - obtaining passports and visas.

Mavromatti, for his part, said: "The purpose of the action does not require passports, visas, mercy, compassion, shelter, etc. This project is - pure sociology, albeit somewhat radical. It is important to conduct a survey, as in the normal sociological experiment. And only.

Oleg Mavromatti was born in 1965 in Volgograd. After moving to Moscow, took part in various art associations, including - in the movement "these" (with Anatoly Osmolovsky, Dmitry Pimenov and others). In addition to artistic activity, Mavromatti making films - most famous for his directorial project was the trash-story "green elephant." After the rally, "Do not Believe Your Eyes", held in 2000, emigrated to Bulgaria, where he lived with an artist Boryanoy Ross, known for radical art-experiments with the body. He repeatedly stressed that the essence of the action "Do not Believe Your Eyes" is not was not to insult the feelings of believers: on the contrary, the project was testament to his inner spiritual search and a test of faith for strength.

282-th article of the Criminal Code has long been a subject of fierce controversy between contemporary artists, church and state. That it wound up the case for Avdei Ter-Oganyan, smashing reproductions of icons on the "Art Manege" in 1998. After this action, which bore the name "Young atheist," Ter-Oganyan emigrated to Prague and lived there until now. In 2005, the 282-th article applies to the poet and artist Anna Alchuk, curator of the exhibition "Caution, Religion!" Center them. Sugars. Alchuk was acquitted, but then the center's director Yuri Samodurov and one of its employees, Lyudmila Vasilovskaya, were fined. In 2010, Erofeev was again sentenced to 282 th article for the exhibition "Forbidden Art", at this time - together with the curator, Andrei Erofeev. The prosecutor called for him seven years in prison, but the court ultimately sentenced both the organizers of the "Forbidden Art" in fines.

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