16.3.08

Official Welcome - Andrea Fraser's performance, Part 4 of 4

The video shows Fraser stripping while quoting from speeches given by critics, collectors, curators, politicians, and artists at openings, awards ceremonies, and other art events. She recites famous artists ranging from Mel Brooks and Thomas Hirschhorn to Shirin Neshat, Ross Bleckner, Francesco Clemente, Vanessa Beecroft, Damien Hirst, Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, and Kara Walker.

This version filmed here took place at the Kunstverein in Hamburg at the opening of Fraser's mid-career retrospective on September 9, 2003

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