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Yavor Petkov (Beyond the Genius Art Project): »Ode til dåsen«

HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, 26. august (uropførelse)

Piero Manzoni: »Merda d'artista«. © HEART

Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek. © Kåre Viemose

Merda d’artista fortjener et lydværk, tænkte Ensemble MidtVests fagottist Yavor Petkov, der hver dag går forbi kult-dåsen på HEART-museet. Ode til dåsen, som han opførte med to bulgarske musikere fra Beyond the Genius Art Project (!?), illustrerede Piero Manzonis åbenbaring – fra løs ide til hård/eksklusiv materie – i fire satser: Søgen, På badeværelset, Drømmen, På fabrikken. Et tema behandlede bogstaverne SCHEISSE. Meget 1:1, musicalduftende, balkan-fyrisk, dramatiserende med Petkov som drømmende Manzoni i en sofa foran scenen. Musikken understøttede en stemning af, at noget stort var på vej, voila: Guldkonfetti i en lind strøm ramte den arme dåse.

Ja, at lave værker omkring så forseglede, så kanoniserede værker er svært. Strøm på fagotten skulle ligne fabriksstøj (dåseværket blev ikke skabt på en lækker strand). Pretty illustrationer. Trygt. Hvorfor ikke opføre det i en corona-ruineret tøjhal? Manzoni lavede institutionskritik – den unge italiener, der i 1960 pludselig landede i Hernings industrikvarter, var på udebane. Petkov stadfæstede blot institutionen ved at præsentere sin inspiration (en anden mands levn) inden for noget så hyper institutionelt som en pæn koncertsal på et kunstmuseum. Det her var ikke nøgent, men pakket ind i institution og musikere i sort tøj på en scene (til sidst overrakte Petkov en dåse med et håndskrevet partitur til museets kurator – kunst handler om udødelighed. Stående ovationer i øvrigt). Meget paradoksal oplevelse at være på WC med Manzoni.

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