Contemporal art in Haidhausen

There is an old joke about the difference between an installation and a performance in contemporary art. The joke actually has some real world ground. (Beware: the last link is not safe for work).

This Sunday I've taken part in this kind of sh%tty performance. We live in Haidhausen, which is considered a very artistic district. And indeed there are many galleries, shops for artists, musicians, etc. And contemporary artists that create installations and performances. This time someone planted two small piles of dog's sh&t on a sidewalk next to an artistic place. They installed small paper flags on each, one German flag and one British. I think they also installed a camera taking time lapse pictures of these piles. So in the end they should have a film with two piles being installed, then how they withstand pedestrians walking around them, and eventually both flags are made down in the substance by strangers who did not pay enough attention in what they step into.

On the other side of the street, there was this lovely christmas cake in a window :)

I decided to place it in this post rather then the picture of the installation/performance I've described above.