Since 1969, the artist has been running his life performance, The Art of Boots — The Art of Trousers — The Art of Andrzej Dudek—Dürer (Living Sculpture) in Places Where He Appears. As a Living Sculpture, Dudek—Dürer turned many aspects of his life into art just as he turns the passers—by in places where he is present at the moment into the spectators of his art. More ↓↑
His famous boots, the only ones he uses when going out of his home since over 40 years, were bought on April, 16th 1969. Since then, they participate in the documented process of continous modifications: they undergo damages and recoveries, just as a living organism keeps renewing its cells every once in a while. In this sense, the boots symbolically stand for the reincarnation, but also reveal the notion of art as a process and a language of communication, being able to change an ordinary object into a unique piece of art. An object of a similar status are his jeans repaired all over again, as well as the artists himself — the traces of his bodily appearance and the passing of time — beard and hair — carefully collected over the years and declared artifacts by the will of the artist.
Place and date of documentation: 14th Media Art Biennale WRO 2011 Alternative Now, Wrocław, May 2011
