If you believe in Rock and Roll…
Worshipping the former belongings of popstars and moviestars sometimes becomes a religious veneration. Worldwide Fame is the new belief, ultimate unreachable. The pop-hero or moviestar is seen as a new, better, super-human. By watching the Relics the viewer gets, for a brief moment, a chance to be close to the unreachable.
The Relic Sideshow is a travelling exhibition of pop-relics by artist Sander van Bussel. Van Bussel (1970) works as an artist/ designer. Recent Projects are ‘Ambassade van het Hoofdhanglied’, a way to collect and remove songs that stick in your head, ‘Het Sterkste Verhaal van Nederland’ a competition in telling strong stories and ‘Book To Be’ publishing books that still have to be written. Last two are project of Tilburg CowBoys, a collective of three of which Van Bussel is co-founder and member that initiates and realizes different artprojects since 2001.
The Relic Sideshow can be found at the Cinerama location.
