Washing of flags | A history of performance art on the Riviera from 1951 until now

Creator:

Serge III

Performer:

Serge III

Website:

http://www.sergeiii.com/performances.html

Occurence:

Places:

MJC Grasse Altitude 500

Starting date:

1973

Topology:

cultural complex/sports complex

Background:

collective event Signal August 3rd-13th 1973 organized by the Groupe Signe

Adress:

Route Napoléon

Grasse

France

Description:

Serge III washes and irons the French flag in public. Originally his action shoud have been conducted in the municipal pool, the authorities’s interdiction forced him to choose a tub of water.