After Arnold signaled the warden to begin the lethal injection, he began singing 'Amazing Grace' and kept singing as the chemicals coursed into his veins. (16 January 2002)
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Galerie Diagonale
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Thursday 19th of June 1980 (x) — Performance artist Danny Devos performs 'Death-Interruption - 2'. I was laying on a piece of wood with my arms spread. Between my throat and the door a stick with a sharp knife was jammed.
Wednesday 25th of June 1980 (x) — Performance artist Danny Devos performs 'Diagonal - 1', 'Diagonal - 2' with Ria Pacquée and 'Installation - 4'. I was laying with my back naked in the middle of the room. Ria Pacquée spray-painted a diagonal through the space and over my back. Then she removed the paint from my back with sandpaper. On the floor I wrote: “I don’t belong here”.