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

The action suggested that during the rest of winter snowfalls would bury the maps deeper in snow, and
later in the spring, under the influence of melt water colour and texture changes would occur with the
maps.
22 nd of February, 1987
N.Panitkov, A.Monastyrski, I.Makarevich
47. PRESSING THE ROTTEN SPOTS OF GOLDEN NIMBUS
In the course of the "Behind the C.A." action we discovered at the side of the road two blue silk curtains
set onto metallic framework. Such curtains are often used in black staff cars (in ministerial black
‗Volga‘).
The silk fabric was perfectly fresh and clean, no signs of an accident could be seen around.
Makarevich proposed to upholster with this silk the binding of the fourth (this one) volume of "Journeys
to the Countryside" series. Panitkov agreed and did so. Makarevich suggested titling this performance as
"Pressing the rotten spots of golden nimbus".
March, 1987
I.Makarevich, N.Panitkov, A.Monastyrski
VOLUME FIVE
48. AN ARTWORK – PAINTING
Nine (of 16 total) viewers were arranged in 9 positions along the side of a field with 40-meters‘ intervals
between each other. The viewers were prompted to stand facing the field, and the first of them
(Barabanov) was given a working tape recorded (the soundtrack consisted of a fragment of recorded
Kabakov‘s report on the action ―The third variant‖ – 1978). Repeated nine times, the recording was
accompanied with an instruction: ―Now, having listened to this record, wait for the ring, then approach
the viewer in front of you and give him the tape recorder‖. Text of the instruction was similar for both
Barabanov and Zakharov. Anufriev, being the third, heard an addition after the instruction: ―After passing
the recorder to the next viewer, withdraw some 30-40 meters away to the field with those who have
already listened to the record‖. Thus, after passing the recorder to Kabakov (fourth position), Barabanov,
Zakharov and Anufriev found themselevs in the field facing the rest of the audience. The Kabakov joined
them after passing the recorder to Filippov (5 th position), after Kabakov came Filippov, after Filippov
came N.Osipova (6 th position), after Osipova came A.Anikeev (7 th position), after Anikeev came
Bakshtein. Thus, eight viewers were standing in the field facing the last viewer – M.Ryklin (9 th position),
whose record instead of the instruction ended with a phrase ―THE ARTWORK RESULT OF THIS
ACTION IS THE GROUP OF VIEWERS STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE FIELD‖.
Nine invited viewers, who joined seven other spectators, were invited to approach a painting by I
Makarevich and M Konstantinova. This painting (130 x 180cm) was a copy of the slide-film taken
during the ‗Third Variant‘ performance. Prior to the arrival of the spectators the painting had been
installed at the edge of the forest. It was situated adjacent to the 9 th position (i.e. in a position just behind
M Ryklin).
After that the audience received nine ―pictures‖ which were represented by similar color photographs
depicting a part of the audience of the action ―The third variant‖ glued onto small geographical maps