Vu'Cumprà

In this performative work, the artist explores how circulation, exchange and exhibition create artistic value while juxtaposing two seemingly opposing markets: the art market and the street market.The performance humorously blends their respective social customs and settings by having an inflatable toy salesman wander through artistic contexts or public space.
Caught in an endless survival game between continents, the state and its economy,
street vendors have become an integral part of our metropolitan landscapes. «Vu’cumprà,» «you buy?«, in a Napolitan dialect spoken by migrants from Africa and South Asia, is the pejorative term used to refer to the peddlers of Naples. In an attempt to bring these ephemeral figures back into focus, this performance – at once hyper-realistic and absurd-creates a poignant parallel between the street seller and art market.