On motive | A history of performance art on the Riviera from 1951 until now

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Animal

Creator:

Claude Gilli

Performer:

Claude Gilli

Producer:

Claude Gilli

Occurence:

Places:

Promenade des Anglais

Starting date:

1980

Topology:

sea side

Adress:

Nice

France

Témoignage:

Claude Gilli | Attention chute de pierres, 1980, Sur le motif, 1980, Attention au feu, 1984

Description:

Claude Gilli installs his easel in the middle of the August crowd and executes a painting with snails. He even asks a beach attendant to act as his model. She hands him the snails as they go along. Gilli is stricken by the people's indifference. Nobody notices him. He will redo this gesture with the help of a camera and this time the crowd regrouped around him.