“Berlin work introduction -3 (Christian ヤンコフスキー) of the 0s”

I introduce 《 casting Jesus 》 of Christian ヤンコフスキー shown this time from October 29.

Christian ヤンコフスキー 《 casting Jesus 》 2011
Performance in Santa Spirito, Rome
Photo: Luise Müller-Hofstede

I think whether you have watched a program you perform an audition of an idol well on TV, and to choose the grand prix. In this product, ヤンコフスキー chooses a human being deserving to be modern Christ most using the form of this audition show. Italian actors carry a cross on their back disguised as Christ each and recite words of the Bible. And it is three Vatican Catholic priests who are what Christian head temple of a Buddhist sect to examine it. The behavior that seems to be Christ so that an actor passes them let look, and examine it. In addition, of a drama, an art historiographer appears and talks about an image of Christ. It is more exciting, and ヤンコフスキー uncovers a system of the faith by employing a Catholic priest and the human being that art historiographer – is in a position to right control an image of Christ.

ヤンコフスキー makes a work called) as well as this work in 《 art market TV 》( 2008 using the form of the mail order program. This really sells the work of the famous artist such as Jeff Koons and Vanessa Beecroft exhibited with Germany, a cairn there in a meeting place of the open art fair by mail order by live broadcast.

ヤンコフスキー often uses the form of a familiar TV program for us in this way, but can hit faith to the value that the person who is common to religion (=《 casting Jesus 》) and art (=《 art market TV 》) created, the structure and fictiveness by expression full of hardness and the humor for us there.

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