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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Hila Peleg

Anton Vidokle

Defendant

Tirdad Zolgdhar

Defendant

Vasif Kortun

Prosecutor

Chus Martinez

Prosecutor

Charles Esche

Defense Attorney

Jan Verwoert

Judge