I'm going to do this performance with all of you. Without you there would be no performance...
shouts Christian Falsnaes (b. Copenhagen 1980 lives and works in Berlin) at the beginning of
his engaging performance Front shown at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2014. It is his relationship
to the audience that lies at the core of his artistic practice. Falsnaes's idea of performance
revolves around participatory pieces where the spectators and the artist work in conjunction to
produce an artwork. He and the various viewers who have helped him work with diverse media
including painting collage installation and video. At the core of this dynamic
relationship-between the artist and audience-are the rules customs and behavior that give
rise to the result of the interaction. Themes of authority submission and uniqueness
underwrite the unforeseeable and uncontrollable nature of his performances. This monograph
documents these varied actions and outcomes as well as contains short descriptions of the works
from curators who were involved in them: Carson Chan Anna-Catharina Gebbers Jule Hillgärtner
Noemi Smolik and Thomas Thiel. The artist's interview was conducted by Aaron Bogart.
