Andy Ingamells, Julia Maria Charlotte Reist, Jeremiah Chance Runnels
‘‘‘The naive genius does the darndest things’’’
Takes place at Het Veem Theater, Van Diemenstraat 410, Amsterdam
15 April 2012 7 – 7.30pm
“They are what we were; they are what we ought to become once more. We were nature as they, and our culture should lead us back to nature, upon the path of reason and freedom. They are therefore at the same time a representation of our lost childhood, which remains eternally most dear to us; hence, they fill us with a certain melancholy. At the same time, they are representations of our highest perfection in the ideal, hence, they transpose us into a sublime emotion.”
— Friedrich Schiller (On Naïve and Sentimental Poetry, 1794–95)
The naive genius does the darndest things is a performance featuring 2 children re-enacting, re-performing, re-interpreting 7 pieces from the canon of performance art history to the soundtrack of experimental music. Works by artists such as Marina Abramovic, Yves Klein, Chris Burden, Bruce Nauman, John Baldessari and Tino Sehgal are included as points of departure. This 25 minute piece attempts to salvage what can be saved from history, through the the genius of the next generation of artists.
The naive genius does the darndest things was made in collaboration with Iris Vermeulen, Luka Happe and New Amsterdam Children’s Choir.
Images: Andy Ingamells, Julia M.C. Reist & Jeremiah C. Runnels, The naive genius says the darndest things, 2012, photos by Katia Krupennikova
Image: The Monotone Symphony by Yves Klein, score by Andy Ingamells