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Maja Ratkje live in Paris, 1995.




»Death In Dallas«, 2001 by Zoran Naskovski. A video installation, which sets newsreel footage of John F. Kennedy’s life and assassination with a mournful ballad about the tragedy sung to the accompaniment by the sounds of an ancient one-stringed instrument known a gusle. The inspiration for the piece was an unsettling audio recording, bearing the same title, which Naskovski found at a neighbourhood flea market in Serbia.




»Ashugh«, 2008 by R.E.P.group. For the performance on 6 Gyumri biennale in Armenia R.E.P. artists invited Ashugh, an Armenian folk singer and storyteller. He appeared in various public places in the city, singing about well-known performances and actions of contemporary artists.




»Rhythm«, 2001. Five people are filmed standing on a stage while making the christian-orthodox sign of the cross, repetitively, following the techno music beat.

»Death Anniversary«, 2004. A hired serbian dirge singer, performing at Marcel Duchamp’s grave. By Vladimir Nikolić.




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»a misappropriation of singin’ in the rain«, 2006 by Sarah Paul.