Shoot Rath

People at the gallery are laughing, but there is nothing funny about it, on the contrary, it is very disgusting. Shoot down your own deputy, the art group

Czakra

from Ústí nad Labem is calling on visitors in the

Prague NoD gallery

and visitors are provided with an air gun, three projectiles and a target in the form of photographs of two hundred Czech members of the lower house. Paroubek, Topolánek and Rath have had the most penetration wounds of head so far. When the exhibition is over, its authors will send the photographs to the individual deputies to let them allegedly know what the public thinks about them.

Ehm. In this country there are many occupations whose representatives arouse fury, powerlessness, aggressive desire to slug it out with them once and for all. Faces of political elite shot to bits are considered humourous by many at the exhibition today, but would people laugh even if the photographs of deputies were exchanged for example for portraits of ticket inspectors, taxi drivers, property seizure administrators or football players? Would it be considered funny if for example Baroš was sent a photo depicting his face with a hole between his eyes for inspiration?

We live at a time when contemporary art defines itself more and more against politicians and vice versa. Both worlds clash against each other, are becoming radical and…