Meet Alberto Gerosa, who forges passes and evades security to stage outlaw performances in the art world's most rarified spaces:
Hong Kong-based filmmaker, anthropologist, and experimental artist Alberto Gerosa touched down in New York last week to play provocateur once more after infiltrating the art world’s big three global events earlier this summer: the Venice Biennale, Art Basel in Switzerland, and Documenta Kassel.
“I wanted to make a statement that art handlers are actually really ignored or invisible, but they do such a large part of the work,” Gerosa said. “Many people don’t believe in these things,” Gerosa, who is inspired by Greek myths and esoterica, said. “I believe in these things.” Gerosa then promised that any museum visitor who found one could bring it to his studio and receive a certificate of authenticity for the artwork, thus returning the institution to the people.This year, Gerosa undertook a new project, the “Uninvited Trilogy,” which took advantage of the stars having aligned as the Venice Biennale and Documenta opened within weeks of each other.
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