Attack #15

January 24 – 28, 2007
Performance Art

About the Program

Presented by grunt gallery and The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Attack #15 was an in situ intervention by Montreal-based L'Action Terroriste Socialment Acceptable (ATSA) at the corner of Robson and Hornby streets. A sport utility vehicle is still fuming after having exploded. This hyper-realistic scene depicts a terrorist attack simultaneously incriminating the automobile industry, rampant consumerism, and governments. This intervention will heighten the public's awareness fo the perverse effects of these gas-guzzling, power-hungry vehicles. Attack #15 gives us pause to reflect on our political and environmental position as Canadians. Where do we stand on Kyoto? We are being asked to follow through on our Kyoto Protocol commitments and to reflect on the damaging consequences of our dependency on black gold and its link to the state of peace in the world, notably in Iraq. The work could be viewed 24 hours a day with the artists onsite from 10 am to 10 pm.

Artist

ATSA

Co-Producer

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Identifier

2007.0124 ATT

Collection

grunt gallery Programming Archive

Location

Corner of Robson Street and Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

In copyright. For uses beyond Fair Dealing, research requests, corrections, takedown requests, or other inquiries, please contact grunt gallery: archives@grunt.ca