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Date with fate at time; you're not going round the galleries with ss : Are you going to use physical violence ?
it on you. No, you can't. CUT
the Tate E: Well, you're controlling my clothing items. s: You are not going through!
s: You are trying to cause a disturbance by E: Why not?
Felipe Ehrenberg going around with that on your face, sir, so s: You remove that thing from your face and
will you please remove it. you may then go through, but not otherwise !
E: I'm not trying to cause a disturbance. E: Why ? Would I ask you to remove your
s: Will you please put that off **** jacket ?
(struggle with mike) and remove that. You do not s : You are causing a disturbance now by
go in with that on your face. arguing.
SB: This is a public place. E: I thinkyou're causing the disturbance. If I
E: Could you please give me a reason ? was allowed to walk in, nobody would be
s : All right, will you remain there... disturbed. You're causing the disturbance...
CUT : E approaches gallery entrance. Guards form a s : You have been already explai ... it's already
front. been explained to you that works of art are only
E: Excuse me. I'm of the opinion that I'm allowed in the Tate Gallery by permission of
causing more of a disturbance here—if you the trustees.
accuse me of that. I would like to see the works. a: I am a Human Being.
S: You... can see the works if you remove s: You ...have claimed to be a Work of Art.
that thing from your face, sir. E: I claim Mankind, Man, is a work of art.
E: Well you are, like, I don't know why I should s: Our trustees have not accepted you as a Work
remove it. It's like telling me to take my jacket of Art—
off. s: So therefore we do not ...um...intend to
s: Mr Collier, this gentleman disagrees and exhibit you anywhere.
thinks he can move about with that on his face ... E: ...I don't want to be exhibited. I want to see
MR C: No, I'm afraid he can't... what is exhibited.
E:... Why not ? If you could give me a reason s: You are exhibiting yourself now to quite a
why I couldn't... it's like telling me 'Take your crowd...
jacket off'. E: If I had this mask on or not I would be
MR C: Why do you want to move around like exhibiting myself in any case ...
that for ? s: ...I have been instructed not to allow you in
E: Well, why not ? You can't control me wearing wearing that until we get a ruling.
whatever I want. E: Are you going to keep me physically ?
VOICE: What's the object of this, anyways ? s: I'm going to carry out my instructions. I
E: I maintain I'm a work of art. already told you we are not using violence.
c: You do, eh ? a: You're not ?
E: Yes. s : No. I hope that's all going down...
c: Well, unfortunately, we only allow works of E: Of course, of course. Well the thing I have on
art in here that the trustees decide we can show. my head ...if you're objecting to my article of
E: Well then, I'm a human being. clothing then ah... this is an article of clothing.
C: I'm sorry, sir... s: No comment.
E: I'm not a human being ? E: No comment ?!!
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walk around... E: I think I'd like to go in already.
E: Well, could you tell me why not ? This is a s : Yes, I know you think you'd like to go in but
On Tuesday morning, 20 October 197o, the public place, open to the public. I'm afraid you'll have to wait until we get a
incipient but short-lived International Coalition c: Sorry, sir— ruling, sir.
for the Liquidation of Art met to stage a E : Well if it's open to the public and I'm not E: A ruling on what ?
demonstration at the Tate Gallery. Among those breaking any laws then... s: On you.
present were Stuart Brisley, Gustav Metzger, SB: Yes, is he breaking any law ? E: On me?
John Plant, Sigi Krauss and others. Felipe E: Am I breaking a law ? s: Yes.
Ehrenberg, who sympathizes with the coalition's s : ... I'm sorry...he's not going past here. E: Do you get a ruling on the private individuals
ideas, arrived at the Tate dressed in a brown Not with that on his face. (Threateningly) that want to view the works in the museum ?
corduroy suit and a white calico hood with an ss: Are you going to be violent ? s: We're not prepared to comment any further
opening for one eye, a cassette tape recorder VOICES: No, no, no, no violence. We don't show all the time you're recording that...
hanging from his shoulder. He proceeded to enter violence. If there's any violence, he— ATTENDANT: To tell you the truth... I don't care
the Tate Gallery. The following are excerpts from SB: Well then if he... if there's no law whether you're recording or whether you don't.
a recording of this event: preventing him from going in there you should You take that off, same as you did with me this
1ST GUARD: You can't go in with that on. allow him to pass if he so wishes to go. If he morning... and you can walk in this gallery as
E: Why not ? (A group of uniformed men approach wishes to look at the work in that condition, it's free as you like.
E). entirely his choice... E: Aha.
SUPERVISOR: I'm not here to give reasons why, but E: I'm going to walk ahead. If you're not going ATT: All right ? That's all you got to do.
I say you're not going through the gallery with to use violence then I can see the exhibit, E: Well, why do I have to take it off ?
that on your head... please remove it if you wish all right ? ATT: Never mind about that. That's all you got
to go in. G: You're not going through sir. to do... I'm awfully sorry about it but I'm
E: Ah, would you like to see my face ? E: I'm not ? Why, are you going to stop me ? not... I'm only an attendant.
s: I want to see that off your face all the Physically ? E: You're an attendant ?
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