Birth of a new artform

Birth of a new artform
April 18, 2005

A German artist has invited 30 people to attend the birth of his and his wife's first child in an art gallery in Berlin as part of an exhibition entitled Birth.
The 30 spectators, who registered for the exhibition via the internet, would take part in an exceptional experience, said the artist Winfried Witt.
"Man, because he is unique, is an existential object of art," he said.
The exhibition, which opens on Wednesday, will continue until May 4, the due date for his wife, Ramune Gele, 27.
The artist wants to "show living people, perceived at the same time as object and subject through a kind of magnifying glass and to expose man in the situations of his personal life".
From Wednesday, the spectators will be ready day and night to go to the exhibition.
AFP

SMH 18-4-5

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Unusual-Tales/Birth-of-a-new-artform/2005/04/17/1113676651595.html



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