'' The Robot | A history of performance art on the Riviera from 1951 until now

The Robot

Performance type: 
Happening
Creator: 
Emmanuel Benichou
Performer: 
Emmanuel Benichou
Occurence: 
Objets: 

tenue de gorille, projection de planètes sur écran de polyester, sable, matelas, socle blanc

Technique description référence: 
tenue de gorille, projection de planètes sur écran de polyester, sable, matelas, socle blanc
Documents: 

plaquette du projet

Type: 
Imprimé
Technique description référence: 
plaquette du projet
Description: 

The robot arrives on planet Earth, joining his supersonic car – actually a shopping cart found in a supermarket parking lot. The robot does not run into anything in spite of its pronounced nearsightedness, thanks to the devout attention of the watchman, who ends up as his partner on stage, preventing a sure fall. Triumphant exit, the robot leaves the stage to great applause, seizing the opportunity to borrow the metal detector, which sets off an alarm and begins blinking its lights madly, to the great terror of the security guards.

Emmanuel Benichou | photographie de la performance "Le Robot", 2004 | © Emmanuel Benichou | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
Emmanuel Benichou | photographie de la performance "Le Robot", 2004 | © Emmanuel Benichou | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
Emmanuel Benichou | photographie de la performance "Le Robot", 2004 | © Emmanuel Benichou | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
Emmanuel Benichou | photographie de la performance "Le Robot", 2004 | © Emmanuel Benichou | photographie : © DR | courtesy de l'artiste
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