{"node_view":"\u003Carticle class=\u0022node\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Ch1 class=\u0022node-title\u0022\u003EUnderneath the Museum\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\n  \n\n          \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-description field-type-textauthor field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n    \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EDescription\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E\u003Carticle class=\u0022filtred_html\u0022\u003EThe three artists crawl into the underground bed of the Paillon River and walk 1200 meters until they are under the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art Moderne et d\u0027Art Contemporain, established one year earlier. Once they reach their goal, they take possession of the place through inscriptions and paintings. Serge II explodes an LED light spray that is reflected within the vaults of the foundations. This act can be read as a metaphor for the artists\u2019 situation. Jean Mas wrote, \u201cAttack or baptism of the place, both interpretations are valid\u2026 At a later date, we propose inviting the public to a guided tour of the site. What\u2019s more, we intend to lend this place with our compliments to our fellow artists who have neither studio nor working space.\u201d\u003C\/article\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/section\u003E\n              \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-description field-type-textauthor field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n    \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EDescription\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item odd \u0022\u003E\u003Carticle class=\u0022filtred_html\u0022\u003ESTATEMENT OF TAKING POSSESSION OF THE SPACE UNDERNEATH THE MUS\u00c9E D\u2019ART MODERNE ET D\u0027ART CONTEMPORAIN IN NICE\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn this Thursday the 7th of November in the year 1991, we, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi, Jean Mas, and Serge III, have followed the Paillon River down to the space underneath the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art Moderne et d\u0027Art Contemporain in Nice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe entered the Paillon riverbed at the level of the rear of the Palais des Expositions and followed it down about 1200 meters, sometimes walking on concrete, sometimes on large concrete pavers, sometimes wading through water over pebbles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlong the way, we were accompanied by a bulldozer whose noise in the vaults was deafening.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe recognized the foundations of the museum at a slab of flat concrete replacing the vaulted ceiling of the Paillon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnder the museum, we took possession of the place through inscriptions and paintings. Serge III exploded an LED light spray whose silent movements were reflected for a long time in the vault. Attack or baptism of the place, both interpretations are valid.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhotos and a video were taken.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt a later date, we propose inviting the public to a guided tour of the site. What\u2019s more, we intend to lend this place with our compliments to our fellow artists who have neither studio nor working space.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJos\u00e9 Ferrandi, Serge III, Jean Mas\u003C\/article\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/section\u003E\n              \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-description field-type-textauthor field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n    \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EDescription\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E\u003Carticle class=\u0022filtred_html\u0022\u003ESYMBOLIC MARKING (DISCOVER THE SPACE BELOW THE MUSEUM AND PAINT IT)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- SQUAT IN THE GALERIE DU PAILLON AND DECLARE IT AN ART STUDIO\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- ORGANIZE AN EXHIBIT OPENING UNDER THE MUSEUM\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Traversing a city in this now underground world prompts the discovery of many values.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast thought of the sea, last blue horizon slowly blocked by the curve of the path.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESmall disappearing point of light. We follow the river upstream to the vault underneath the museum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Beneath the Promenade des Arts, I say, \u201cWe\u2019re under the art.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStrong odors, drafts, icy water: we make our way through the belly of the city.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFragments of history that share a trend in art, a possible mine for whoever dares to walk down here and weave a new history into the foundations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPresence of chthonic forces within this world of sewer rats. A taste for Art to shake up the humanities and throw words at the meaning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Finally, we have arrived. A stirring moment of intense meditation. Surrounded by the hostility of the place we\u2019re confronting, we pause for a long moment of silence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEverything is ready. The lighting throws our shadows on the vault at last. We can begin our work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast photo and video shoot. Now we have to find our way back to the living world.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Long walk up to the surface to take our performance, present the action, and turn this gallery into a new space for contemporary art.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe will squat in this place, organize guided tours, and time will forever remember the autumn day when three men went to paint underneath a museum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJEAN MAS \u2013 SERGE III \u2013 GESTE ARTISTIQUE\u003C\/article\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/section\u003E\n              \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-description field-type-textauthor field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n    \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EDescription\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item odd \u0022\u003E\u003Carticle class=\u0022filtred_html\u0022\u003E\u0026gt;- This act is produced as a pure spirit of evolution, that is, pre-philosophical.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Coexistence of planes creating a field of immanence unique to conscience, in this case, that of an artist subject in the treatment of a work of art.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- A-conceptual comprehension that tends to place this act somewhere short of painting; degree zero in a hesitant experiment. It\u2019s an exercise in thought\u2014that is, in danger!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- In the margin and the proximity of the possible concepts by their relevance, a new area is defined, a territory\u2014in this case, the riverbed becomes art-bed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Creation of a sense of Art: we\u2019re going back to the source! It\u2019s no longer a matter of following the tracks, of inferring rather than grasping, to undermine instead of being seized (by a museum!).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Act of thinking, act of creation, we work at the limits of possibilities, of language that begins with an act, this act.\u003C\/article\u003E\u003Caddress rel=\u0022author\u0022\u003EJean Mas\u003C\/address\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/section\u003E\n      \n      \u003Cfigure style=\u0022width:500px;height:368px;\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_small\u0022 path=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_small\/public\/images-performance\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PHOT_01.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/dev.performance-art.fr\/\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u002274\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_medium\u0022 path=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_medium\/public\/images-performance\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PHOT_01.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/dev.performance-art.fr\/\u0022 width=\u0022300\u0022 height=\u0022221\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_large\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_large\/public\/images-performance\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PHOT_01.jpg\u0022 width=\u0022500\u0022 height=\u0022368\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022blank\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/gui\/perfarttimeline\/images\/blank.gif\u0022 width=\u0022500\u0022 height=\u0022368\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003EJean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0022Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0022, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E      \u003Cfigure style=\u0022width:357px;height:500px;\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_small\u0022 path=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_small\/public\/images-performance\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PHOT_02.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/dev.performance-art.fr\/\u0022 width=\u002271\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_medium\u0022 path=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_medium\/public\/images-performance\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PHOT_02.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/dev.performance-art.fr\/\u0022 width=\u0022214\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_large\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_large\/public\/images-performance\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PHOT_02.jpg\u0022 width=\u0022357\u0022 height=\u0022500\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022blank\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/gui\/perfarttimeline\/images\/blank.gif\u0022 width=\u0022357\u0022 height=\u0022500\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003EJean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | photographie de la performance \u0022Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0022, 1991 | \u00a9 Jean Mas | photographie : \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E  \n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-concepteur field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-personne\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ECreator\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-items\u0022\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EJean Mas\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item odd \u0022\u003ESerge III\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EJos\u00e9 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class=\u0022field field-name-field-date-de-debut field-type-text field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EStarting date\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E11 07 1991\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-address field-type-addressfield field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EAdress\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022street-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022premise\u0022\u003Esouterrain, lit du Paillon de l\u0026#039;Acropolis au MAMAC\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022addressfield-container-inline locality-block country-FR\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022locality\u0022\u003ENice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022country\u0022\u003EFrance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-contexte field-type-text-long field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EBackground\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EReaction to the artistic choices of the MAMAC.\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\u003C\/article\u003E  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-sources-bibliographiques field-type-text-long field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EBibliographical sources\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003Ein \u003Cem\u003EJean Mas, trente ans de Performas\u003C\/em\u003E, Alain Amiel, 2008, p.71\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \t\u003Carticle class=\u0022node-document\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EDocuments\u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EType\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EImprim\u00e9\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-technique-description field-type-text-long field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ETechnique description r\u00e9f\u00e9rence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EProc\u00e8s-verbal de \u0026quot;prise de possession du dessous du Mus\u00e9e d\u0026#039;art contemporain de Nice\u0026quot;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \u003C\/article\u003E    \t\u003Carticle class=\u0022node-document\u0022\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cfigure style=\u0022width:131px;height:300px;\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_small\u0022 path=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_small\/public\/images-documents\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PRES_01.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/dev.performance-art.fr\/\u0022 width=\u002244\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | trace de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_medium\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_medium\/public\/images-documents\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PRES_01.jpg\u0022 width=\u0022131\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | trace de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022image grid_large\u0022 path=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/grid_large\/public\/images-documents\/FERRMASJOLDE1991_DESS_MASJ_PRES_01.jpg\u0022 src=\u0022http:\/\/dev.performance-art.fr\/\u0022 width=\u0022131\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022Jean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | trace de la performance \u0026quot;Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0026quot;, 1991 | \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022blank\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/all\/themes\/gui\/perfarttimeline\/images\/blank.gif\u0022 width=\u0022131\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003EJean Mas, Serge III, Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi | trace de la performance \u0022Les dessous du mus\u00e9e\u0022, 1991 | \u00a9 DR | courtesy Alain Amiel\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EDocuments\u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EType\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EPresse\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-technique-description field-type-text-long field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ETechnique description r\u00e9f\u00e9rence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003ENice Matin, 24 novembre 1991\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \u003C\/article\u003E  \n\u003C\/article\u003E","nid":"3237"}