Jan Fabre Crawls as a Worm in Florence Night Performance

Belgian artist Jan Fabre performed a nocturnal piece in Florence's Piazza della Signoria, crawling across the square dressed in a black latex worm costume. The performance, which took place after midnight, was part of his exhibition 'Spiritual Guards,' which includes the sculptures 'Searching for Utopia' and 'The man who measures the clouds.' Fabre arrived in a jacket and tie, then shed his clothes for the worm suit and crawled for about an hour, reaching the turtle sculpture at the center of the piazza. Curator Melania Rossi explained that just as a worm oxygenates the earth, the artist gives oxygen to the city, and that humility allows an artist to insinuate themselves among masterpieces like Michelangelo's David and Donatello's Judith and Holofernes. The event was covered by Artribune with images and video.