{"id":3958,"title":"May I Help You?","dimensions":"00:20:00","date_begin":"1991-01-01","material":"dvd","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":21,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":2,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collectie M HKA / Vlaamse Gemeenschap","cached_tag_list":"museum documentary","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"BK7515_M354","stream_count_app":37,"permalink":"may-i-help-you","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"http://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/517/medium_500/Fraser__Andrea__May_I_Help_You__1991.jpg?1343286527","cached_actor_names":"Andrea Fraser","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Video","nl":"Video","fr":"Video"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/517/large/Fraser__Andrea__May_I_Help_You__1991.jpg?1343286527","poster_credits":" © Andrea Fraser. Image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the performance \u003cem\u003eMay I help you?\u003c/em\u003e, written and directed by Andrea Fraser, actors interpret the roles of curator, exhibition supervisor and visitors in a museum. Sometimes they directly face the viewer, sometimes they enter into conversation with a visitor. They talk about their preference for certain works and tell of their family and social backgrounds. The actors act out archetypical visitors and collectors like the rich, prudish female collector who \u0026lsquo;lunches with the Rockefellers\u0026rsquo;, a layman to art who \u0026lsquo;finds it pretty but doesn\u0026rsquo;t know anything about it\u0026rsquo;, and the pompous gallery owner. Inspired by the work of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, in this performance Andrea Fraser investigates which patterns play a role in cultural participation and domination. She addresses questions such as: who has access to art?, who can buy art?, why do people collect?, what determines the value of a work of art?\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe work of Andrea Fraser is a nuanced critique on the relationship between artists, collectors and art institutions. She delves into the mechanisms behind today\u0026rsquo;s art trade. For this performance, Andrea Fraser works together with the artist \u003ca href=\"http://ensembles.mhka.be/actors/allan-mccollum\"\u003eAlan McCollum\u003c/a\u003e. His work \u003cem\u003e1\u003ca href=\"http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/4872\"\u003e00 Plaster Surrogates\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;forms the background for the performance. The black paintings of various formats are in fact plaster objects. The choice for this work is not accidental. With \u003cem\u003ePlaster Surrogates\u003c/em\u003e, Alan McCollum wants viewers to think about uniqueness vis-\u0026agrave;-vis mass production. His work reinforces the critical character of the performance. Andrea Fraser based the texts for this performance on publications about and interviews with collectors, and on sociological studies.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn de performance \u003cem\u003eMay I help you?\u003c/em\u003e, geschreven en geregisseerd door Andrea Fraser, vertolken acteurs de rol van curator, tentoonstellingscommissaris en bezoekers in een museum. Soms richten ze zich rechtstreeks tot de kijker, soms voeren ze een gesprek met een bezoeker. Ze vertellen over hun voorliefde voor bepaalde werken en over hun familiale en sociale achtergrond. De acteurs voeren prototypische bezoekers en verzamelaars ten tonele zoals de rijke, nuffige kunstverzamelaarster die \u0026lsquo;gaat lunchen met Rockefeller\u0026rsquo;, de kunstleek die \u0026lsquo;het wel mooi vindt maar er niets van kent\u0026rsquo; en de hoogdravende galeriste. Ge\u0026iuml;nspireerd door het werk van de socioloog Pierre Bourdieu onderzoekt Andrea Fraser in deze performance welke patronen meespelen in culturele participatie en dominantie. Vragen zoals: wie heeft toegang tot kunst?, wie kan kunst kopen?, waarom verzamelen mensen?, wat bepaalt de waarde van kunstwerken?, komen aan de orde.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHet werk van Andrea Fraser is een genuanceerde kritiek op de relaties tussen kunstenaars, verzamelaars en kunstinstellingen. Ze onderzoekt de mechanismen achter de hedendaagse kunsthandel. Voor deze performance werkt Andrea Fraser samen met de kunstenaar \u003ca href=\"http://ensembles.mhka.be/actors/allan-mccollum\"\u003eAlan McCollum\u003c/a\u003e. Zijn werk, de \u003cem\u003e1\u003ca href=\"http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/4872\"\u003e00 Plaster Surrogates\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, vormt de achtergrond voor deze performance. De zwarte schilderijen in verschillende formaten zijn eigenlijk gipsen objecten. De keuze voor dit werk is niet toevallig. Met zijn \u003cem\u003e100 Plaster Surrogates\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;wil Alan McCollum de toeschouwers doen nadenken over uniciteit en massaproductie. Zijn werk versterkt het kritische karakter van deze performance. Andrea Fraser baseert zich voor de teksten van deze performance op publicaties over en interviews met verzamelaars en op sociologische studies.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":744,"name":"Andrea Fraser","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}