{"id":12567,"title":"American Works and Window Performance","dimensions":"03:00:00","date_begin":"1980-01-01","material":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":128,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"","cached_tag_list":"43, actie, Jan Fabre, action","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":24,"permalink":"american-works-and-window-performance","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Performance","nl":"Performance","fr":"Performance"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/027/508/large/1980_AMERICAN_WORKS_AND_WINDOW_PERFORMANCE.jpg?1426175981","poster_credits":"(c)Angelos bvba","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.12.1980\u003cbr /\u003eAntwerp, Galerie Blanco\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs homage to his stay in America Jan Fabre places himself in the shopwindow like a prostitute, eats peanuts (reference to president Jimmy Carter), writes poetic texts on the window and makes drawings with lipstick. He has bouncers with baseball bats stand guard outside the art gallery and he serves Campbell\u0026rsquo;s soup.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;It\u0026#39;s three in the morning.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI\u0026#39;ve just got home.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe preview at the Blanco gallery was lively.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnergy, vitality and an ongoing performance.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe public were standing outside waiting to get in.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e(A bit like the atmosphere of Studio 54 in NYC.)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome people were angry, of course,\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecause they had to wait and pay to get in.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis was \u0026#39;never done\u0026#39; in Antwerp\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eand the locals became aggressive.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut I was prepared.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe gallery was closed off with thin ropes\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eand I had put two men with baseball bats\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eat the door.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI had a wonderful time watching the reactions.\u0026#39;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Jan Fabre, Antwerp, 5 December 1980)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;Today I saw some photos of my\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#39;Window Performance\u0026#39; at the Blanco gallery.\u003cbr /\u003eIn some of them I look like Gust the Gorilla\u003cbr /\u003eat the Zoo, sitting eating monkey nuts.\u003cbr /\u003eIn another I\u0026#39;m a young art-whore\u003cbr /\u003ewho takes himself too seriously.\u003cbr /\u003eAnd in one photo I look like I am:\u003cbr /\u003edangerous and unpredictable.\u003cbr /\u003e(I\u0026#39;m afraid of myself when I see myself like that.)\u003cbr /\u003eART KEEPS ME SANE?\u0026#39;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Jan Fabre, 8 December 1980)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.12.1980\u003cbr /\u003eAntwerp, Galerie Blanco\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAls hommage aan zijn verblijf in Amerika wilt Jan Fabre zijn ervaringen delen. Hij laat buitenwippers de galerie bewaken met baseballbats en serveert Campbell\u0026rsquo;s soep. De kunstenaar plaats zich in de vitrine, als een prostituee, en maakt tekeningen met lipsticks.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;It\u0026#39;s three in the morning.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI\u0026#39;ve just got home.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe preview at the Blanco gallery was lively.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnergy, vitality and an ongoing performance.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe public were standing outside waiting to get in.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e(A bit like the atmosphere of Studio 54 in NYC.)\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome people were angry, of course,\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecause they had to wait and pay to get in.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis was \u0026#39;never done\u0026#39; in Antwerp\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eand the locals became aggressive.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut I was prepared.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe gallery was closed off with thin ropes\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eand I had put two men with baseball bats\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eat the door.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003eI had a wonderful time watching the reactions.\u0026#39;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Jan Fabre, Antwerp, 5 December 1980)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;Today I saw some photos of my\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#39;Window Performance\u0026#39; at the Blanco gallery.\u003cbr /\u003eIn some of them I look like Gust the Gorilla\u003cbr /\u003eat the Zoo, sitting eating monkey nuts.\u003cbr /\u003eIn another I\u0026#39;m a young art-whore\u003cbr /\u003ewho takes himself too seriously.\u003cbr /\u003eAnd in one photo I look like I am:\u003cbr /\u003edangerous and unpredictable.\u003cbr /\u003e(I\u0026#39;m afraid of myself when I see myself like that.)\u003cbr /\u003eART KEEPS ME SANE?\u0026#39;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Jan Fabre, 8 December 1980)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":110,"name":"Jan Fabre","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}