Art Performance in Exit Art NYC

Eduardo Cintron "The Good People"
January 22 and 27, 2007
Exit Art, NYC

Eduardo Cintron's perfomance called "The Good People" explores human behavior when the opportunity of violating norms and challenging expectations is presented knowing that they are not accountable for their actions.

With 8 inches letter stencils and salt, he will write on the floor 50 times "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly", which is half of a Plato's quote. By been made of salt, the piece is very fragile and the viewers will be able to destroy the piece by walking over it. If this occurs, Cintron will be punished by sitting in a seat for a minute and going back to fix the section that was destroyed. He would not be able to stop during the performance unless he finish the 50 sentences.

The Good People will intertwine between the behavior of the spectators and the artist itself. On one side, it will study how easy is for people to push unspoken laws, like for example to respect the artist and he's work, even more in a gallery space setting. The artist will pay the price. On the other, is the rigid behavior of the artist, the compulsion to finish his project without changing or adapting to the people that are interacting with his work.

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