Kinkaleri Flag Replaced at Centro Pecci with Satirical Version
In August, two people substituted the flag of the Italian art group Kinkaleri at the Centro Pecci in Prato with a parody of Rirkrit Tiravanija's piece 'Fear Eats the Soul.' The original flag, which was the largest ever displayed at the museum and titled 'Is it my world?', remained unnoticed for several months. The new flag incorporates meme-like elements and alludes to Tiravanija's initial flag, which featured a line from Fassbinder's 1974 film. The anonymous individuals mocked the original message, employing language typical of over-50 WhatsApp groups. This event comes after a protest by Cobas in March against labor exploitation at the museum. The satirical flag is set to be removed by the Centro in a few days.
Key facts
- Two individuals replaced the Kinkaleri flag at Centro Pecci in August.
- The substitution was discovered months later.
- The original flag was 'Is it my world?', the largest ever on the museum's pole.
- The replacement is a satirical version of Rirkrit Tiravanija's 'Fear Eats the Soul'.
- The satirical flag includes 'baby boomer' meme elements like 'Buongiorno' and a sad emoji.
- Tiravanija's work references Fassbinder's 1974 film 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul'.
- In March, Cobas protested labor exploitation by targeting the flagpole.
- The Centro Pecci will remove the satirical flag in a few days.
Entities
Artists
- Kinkaleri
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
Institutions
- Centro Pecci
- Gavin Brown's Enterprise
Locations
- Prato
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Viale della Repubblica