"Act of vandalism" in the Moscow Artplay Gallery during the action "Night at the Museum" was a performance. This radio station "Says Moscow" on Sunday, May 21, said the director of the gallery Yasha Yavorskaya. "It was a prepared performance. He took part in the collaboration with the immersive performance "Returned", which is now in Moscow, and we are happy to follow. Here we together with them have prepared such performance for spectators. It was held five times with an interval of 40 minutes, "- said Yavorskaya. "The essence of the performance was that he looks at the picture, then gives an interview. Then he has an epileptic fit, he falls in front of the audience. After that, he after a while rises, spoils the picture, and he takes away the guard, who was also, of course, disguised actors, "- said the Director of Artplay. According to her, many viewers did not immediately realize that it was a show.

Earlier on Sunday it was reported that during the "Night at the Museum" an unknown one stained one of the exhibits with paint. A video was made by eyewitnesses. On it, a young man lying on the floor jumps up, runs to the picture and paints it. After that, he is led off by the guard. The Moscow police began checking the video. Immersive is called a show that creates a presence in the viewer's presence.

Original article: "Act of vandalism" in the Moscow gallery was a staging.