Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| St. Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia || State Hermitage Museum

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

I lay on the floor with my head under a cupboard. On my chest is written “He Who Has No Heart Will Have No Heartaches”. Driven by an electric motor a knife cut back and forth over my chest. The performance continued for one hour.
(26 May 2004)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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State Hermitage Museum

St. Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia.

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Saturday 15th of June 1985 (x) — Rembrandt's painting 'Danaë' is attacked by Art vandal Bronius Maigys .
Maigys went into the Hermitage and headed to the Rembrandt’s painting hall, where he asked the keeper which of Rembrandt’s paintings was considered the most valuable — she replied that it was Danae, which was not for sale at all. Then Maygis went to Danae, pulled out a knife and a can of sulfuric acid from his jacket and stabbed the picture several times with a knife, falling into the thigh and abdomen of Danae.