“People trust the physical condition more than any words or symbols you give them” – Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich I would repeat tortures, sufferings and punishments from the era of Brazillian slavery. My vertigo is desperately strong so this was a much worse experience than the Met. The last one was 40 meters above Mac Museum in São Paolo where my solo show is currently on view. What other sort of performance art do you do?įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: I've just finished a series of seven-hour long performances, The Temporary Momnuments, where I suspend myself from different heights. How did it feel after the press picked up on it?įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: The reactions that happened, 'Naked idiot crashes the Met Gala', it didn't matter. Since the very beginning I was super uncomfortable and very anxious inside the box. There is no script.įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: I'm claustrophobic by nature so I was working with my fears. My friends lock me in with 18 screws normally and then they just drop me as far inside the space as possible. All within seconds.įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: I just literally strip down naked and put myself into the box. What I can say is that it was extremely quick. I'm under under an open lawsuit case at the moment so I'm unable to speak about the Met really, as it might make the whole thing more complex. How was going to the Met Gala in a glass box as an experience?įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: All the previous episodes have been peaceful, this wasn't. “I'm claustrophobic by nature so I was working with my fears” – Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich (At the Met) fashion was using the museum context for their own commercial gain which I wanted to disrupt. I also always choose an event when all the rich and famous are gathered together to celebrate something at a museum. And as for choosing which event to crash, I only come to institutions or museums that do not show or collect perfomance art and generally ignore it, so I come in a glass box hoping to be rejected – then I consider the episode successful. So Venice, Moscow, London, São Paulo, New York. Why?įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: I wanted to do it in five cities I was deeply connected to. It's not the first time you've got naked inside a box – you've repeated it four other times for your Foundling series. I'm catching a flight to London for the night and then on to Venice. We wanted to know the details behind Pavlov-Andreevich's behaviour and managed to catch him on WhatsApp.įyodor Pavlov-Andreevich: New York. After he refused to comply with police requests to leave the premises he was taken to the police station and held for 22 hours on charges of public lewdness, obstructing governmental administration, criminal trespassing, and disorderly conduct. Pavlov-Andreevich was delivered to the gala by handlers, with a representative on his Facebook saying that “(he wanted to) see how the institution reacts to the passive harmless box with an artist inside”. Somewhat resembling a sticky pink manbaby in a see-through womb, Russian performance artist Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich was arrested last week after attempting to crash the 2017 Met Gala in a fibreglass box.
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