"CELEBRATION? REALIFE": INSTALLATIONS BY MARC CAMILLE CHAIMOWICZ
The article analyzes the installation practice of the artist Marc Camille Chaimowicz. Following an overview of the history of creation and spatial organisation of his works “Celebration? Realife” and “Enough Tiranny”, the author proposes an interpretation of their titles and their possible readings. Then the article explores the tactics of audience engagement which points to the relational dimension of the artwork. This observation allows to consider the artist’s practice as precedent for the principles of relational aesthetics of the 1990s. However the proposed collaboration assumes antagonistic interaction and bears a potential rather than actual nature. The innovative for 1970s approach of Chaimowicz consists in blurring the line between private and public space, and the transformation of the author’s role. In the concluding part the article discusses the particular site-specific nature of the installation which correlates with the tendency to occupy non-exhibitional spaces with art which has outspread during those years. Finally the athor proposes some conclusions on the place of Chaimowicz’s work in the history of contemporary art.