Dear Mr. President, You Can Kiss My Ass!
2023
Performance
DURATION
2 hours
CURATOR
Zvonimir Dobrović
PRODUCTION AND ORGANISATION
Domino / This is s Domino project
PHOTO
Bruno Isaković
VIDEO
Association Domino
Dear Mr. President,
allow me to address you and invite you to a joint performance. Your contributions to the overall prosperity of the Republic of Croatia are priceless. Education, economy, sports, politics, demography, science, art, society, our entire life would not be anywhere near at such a high level without your effort, knowledge, sacrifice and selfless leadership. It is not necessary that you were or are the president of the Republic or the Government, the Academy, the Parliament or the Constitutional Court, it is enough to also be the president of an association, political party, board of directors, city council, some council, even a house council, the president as such simply, and that you can feel invited and free to join me in the performance. Here, "president" is meant somewhat metaphorically, so you are also invited as a mayor, prefect, minister, general, director, governor, bishop, especially if you feel in the depths of your soul that you are guided by the spirit and idea of the word "president".
The importance of rituals for society and culture, religions, even civilization, is certainly known to you. Can you imagine Christianity, especially Catholicism, without Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, and then consequently the Pope washing the feet of the homeless, even criminals?! I immodestly believe that with your participation in the performance that I offer you, you would achieve an equal echo and role model in the worldly sphere of life and that you could stand at the beginning of something that would be performed even in two thousand years.
That is why I humbly ask you with an open heart to come and kiss my ass, which will be exposed and available to you for an act of love and modesty at the Museum of the City of Zagreb on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. from 6 pm to 8 pm hours.
So, with your participation in the performance "Dear Mr. President, you can kiss my ass", we have the opportunity to create something epochal, I dare to hope.
The Zagreb City Museum is located at Opatička 20, 10000 Zagreb. The performance is dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Matijanić.
I'm waiting for you, Mr. President, with my pants down and my ass clean. I note with respect!
Siniša Labrović