А. Монастырский, Н. Панитков, И. Макаревич, Е. Елагина, С ...

with I.B. and A.M‘.s dialogue accompanying the last parts of the slide show (black and white slides made
by Makarevich in Monastyrski's room after the "Taxi" performance) can be heard.
Besides that, during the demonstration of the slide show "Preparation" the black box of "Music of
concordance" was used as accompanying sound and visual source.
Moscow, Igor Makarevich‘s studio
22 nd of March, 1986
A.Monastyrski, I.Makarevich, E.Elagina, N.Panitkov, G.Kizewalter, S.Romashko
Viewers:
I.Kabakov, V.Nekrasov, I.Chuikov, D.Prigov, I.Makarevich, I.Bakshtein, A.Zhigalov, I.Nakhova,
N.Abalakova, Yu.Leiderman, V.Sorokin, E.Model, M.Fleischer + 10 other persons
44. BOOTS
Before the audience‘s arrival over a small clearing in deep forest a strong rope was stretched at two and a
half meters‘ height. In the center of the clearing (under the rope) a pair of leather boots was set on
wooden pegs, bottoms up. To their heels wire loops were attached.
As soon as the audience gathered on the clearing side, N.Panitkov detached himself from the group and
headed to the left, in the deep of forest. A few minutes later he appeared from there holding rubber straps
in his hands with iron hooks attached to them. After approaching the boots, N.Panitkov rose and stood on
the boots (it took him quite an effort, as the rubber straps were stretched almost to the limit), trying to
keep balance, and grappled the hooks to the wire loops on boots. Then he straightened his back, jumped
and catched the rope above his head, thus releasing the weight of his body from the boots, which
disappeared in the woods at once, dragged away by the rubber straps. Panitkov proceeded movement to
the right, away from the audience along the stretched rope, holding it with his hands and feet. When he
disappeared in the woods, A.Monastyrski and S.Romashko cut the rope and N.Panitkov collapsed.
Pieces of the rope, cut by A.M. and S.R., were distributed among the audience with labels describing the
action‘s factual account. The action was accompanied by the sound of a tape recorder invisible to the
audience (it rested in the nearby shrubs). The recording consisted of noises of cars driving by (a road
could be visible from the spot where the action took place).
Moscow region, Savyolovskaya railway line, field near the village of Kyevy Gorky
15 th of June, 1986
N.Panitkov, A.Monastyrski, I.Makarevich, G.Kizewalter, S.Romashko, E.Elagina
Viewers:
I.Kabakov, V.Mochalova, Yu.Leiderman, E.Gorokhovsly, Nina, M.Chuikova, N.Abalakova, D.Prigov,
I.Nakhova, T.Didenko, I.Bakshtein, A.Rappoport, V.Mironenko, S.Gundlakh, S.Anufriev, A.Prigov + 4
other persons
45. SLOGAN–86