Høg Standard presents: DIRECT ACTION THEATER at the MUNCH Museum and the Parliament 15.11
In conjunction with the ending of UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), Jonas Gahr Støre, Sergey Lavrov, Munch, AkerBP, Equinor and Idemitsu. Høg Standard presented:
DIRECT ACTION THEATER at the MUNCH Museum and the Parliament 15.11
Exhibition, Thursday 18.11 - Friday 26.11
MUNCH HAS BLOOD ON HIS HANDS JONAS MUST WASH HIS MOUTH
Direct Action Theater
Direct Action Theater, in cooperation with Høg Standard and Projektorpøblene,
performed two actions in Oslo:
At the MUNCH museum riot cops protocted the MUNCH museum sponsors Aker BP, Idemitsu and MUNCH Awards sponsor Equinor.
MUNCH IS TURNING IN HIS GRAVE.
was projected on the museum.
At Stortinget a video of Jonas Gahr Støre was projected on the Parliament where Støre proclaimed:
«I have looked my two grandchildren in the eyes,
and said that I will do everything I can».
And a text stating:
THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DO
Riot cops were posing and brushing their teeth.
The guards at the Parliament opposed projections on the building, fearing that the symbol of the Parliament might get hurt. D.A.T. still managed to enact the performance.
Read more about the action at:
https://kunstkritikk.com/action-against-oil-sponsorship/
Background information:
Norway is among the top five countries regarding the gap between rhetorics and policies. Or rather the top five hypocritical countries in the world regarding the gravest emergency humanity has ever encountered.
https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FossilFuelledFive.pdf
If you prefer youtube to reports, this pretty much sums it up for Norway too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIyKmqEdgR4
Regarding shitty sponsorship of museums, a quick summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4_ffWHKAiA