José Maria

«Performance of Resistance»

Alphabetic Performance of Resistance, 2001 – surrounding the Island of Santa Lemusa by boat in 24 hours and doing the following things:

Annihilating one pound of peanuts against unfairness in world-wide food-trading

Blowing a whistle on the Goldberg Variations of Bach against suppression of Palestinians

Concentrating for two minutes on a point at the horizon against Chinese occupation of Tibet

Drawing the alphabet into the sea against illiteracy

Eating 4 ounces of Russian Caviar against American imperialism

Fluttering for seven minutes against anti-Semitism

Gnawing at a slice of bread against international capitalism

Holding feet into the water for ten minutes against the international Mafia

Intoning out of tone the anthem of Santa Lemusa against nationalism

Jumping into the sea three times against the sexual politics of the Vatican

Kneading my feet against violation of women's rights in Japan

Lip-reading from a fish against the international predominance of the English language

Masturbating once against genetic engineering and once against simplification

Napping for 10½ hours against WTO

Outlining my new manifesto of conceptualism against my last one

Purporting the contrary

Quoting from «Moby Dick» against whaling

Rising my hair against racism

Splitting a apple against atomic power

Translating the manual of my wireless into Creole against loss of cultural diversity

Unlearning how to use a mobile phone against permanent availability

Vaporising one pint of Channel No.5 against mass keeping of animals

Writing a letter-in-a-bottle against pollution of the oceans

Xraying the sky with my eyes against No-Smoking-Flights

Yawning for ten minutes against boring art

Zesting a hard slice of bread with fresh garlic and tomatoes against convenience food

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