“Free Tibet” finds space in Italian artist’s scream of protest
Phayul[Monday, May 18, 2009 12:19]
By Phurbu Thinley
Dharamsala. May 18: Paola Pivi, an Italian performance artist, is lining up 1,000 volunteers to take part in a real-life, simultaneous howl of protest at Tate Modern in London.
While some participants will shout to free Tibet from Chinese rule, others may simply wish to scream as loudly as they can, the Sunday Times reported.
The Italian artist, who lives in Alaska, has so far found 700 recruits for the performance entitled “1,000,” which will take place next Monday (May 25) at 5pm, it said.
The volunteers, recruited from charities, community groups and campaign organisations, including Free Tibet, will congregate on a walkway 25ft above the floor of the gallery’s Turbine Hall to scream once in unison, the report said.
“I liked the notion of all these different people coming together to perform something completely unrehearsed,” the newspaper quoted Pivi as saying.
Pivi reportedly said her performance was not intended “to startle anyone” and did not have any “specific meaning”.
She maintained it was part of a four-day festival of public art at the London museum, starting on Friday.
To take part in the event, email paolapiviperformance@gmail.com
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