25.04. - 15.06.
screening at Lindenstrasse 35 Berlin,
daily, 8 – 10 pm

Józef Robakowski
Art is Power!, 1984-1985, 10:00 min


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Using found video footage of Red Army soldiers marching in Moscow, Robakowski tries to debunk the reality of the Soviet Union that is repeatedly presented to a Polish audience. Music from the German-speaking Slovenian avant-garde rock band Laibach is played over the shots, an irony pointed out by the artist who stated that "Only a Pole could invent the use of German language in the context of the urban landscape of Moscow, with its military parades and marching soldiers”. As expressed in its title, Art is Power! is a manifesto of art´s power to critique; here, one of the institutional powers that shaped the Polish collective consciousness is the artist´s main target.