The Battle of Rivoli | A history of performance art on the Riviera from 1951 until now

Creator:

Emmanuel Benichou

Performer:

Emmanuel Benichou

Occurence:

Places:

Villa Rivoli

Starting date:

05 28 2011

2011/05/28-20:001 heure

Topology:

bar/restaurant/hotel

Organization:

BOTOX[S]

Background:

during the Les Visiteurs du Soir event organized by the network BOTOX [S].

Producer:

Barbara Kimmig

Adress:

dans le jardin

Nice

Description:

Emmanuel Benichou, in the military costume of the era, wearing a paper hat, remakes the battle of Rivoli alone in the garden of the Villa of the same name. The troops, composed of small wooden soldiers and the artist armed with a golf club and a broom with a horse head, combat on the lawn.

Emmanuel Bénichou | photographie de la performance "La Bataille de Rivoli", 2011 | © Emmanuel Bénichou | photographie © Mathias Girard | courtesy Mathias Girard