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Front Deutscher Äpfel

apfelfront

Satirical Organization / Anti-fascist / Satirizes right extremist parties / Subdivided into numerous sub-groups / Former and existing right extremist organizational structures style 

Front Deutscher Äpfel, How to become a nationalist popstar, 2018, 6th Athens Biennale 2018 ANTI, photo by Nysos Vasilopoulos
Front Deutscher Äpfel, How to become a nationalist popstar, 2018, 6th Athens Biennale 2018 ANTI, photo by Nysos Vasilopoulos
Front Deutscher Äpfel, How to become a nationalist popstar, 2018, 6th Athens Biennale 2018 ANTI, photo by Nysos Vasilopoulos

How to become a nationalist popstar (2018), Boskopismis (2005), Untitled (2018)

After an increase of neo-Nazi rallies, the Front Deutscher Äpfel (the Front of German Apples) was founded in 2004 as an organization intended to satirize and combat fascism by mimicking the public image, aesthetics, and discourse of right-wing extremist parties in ways causing an unsettling, puzzling effect. In the early years, the Front targeted the Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD). Dressed in black, with red armbands and banners emblazoned with an apple, the Front propagates the need to maintain the purity of the German fruits, worshiping the apple as the most emblematic German crop. The Front fights against the infiltration of the German agriculture by alien species and calls for the deportation of tropical fruits such as bananas. At AB6, the Front Deutscher Äpfel will present a performance based on a manual explaining how to produce a local division of the group and a nationalist popstar.

 

#apple #purity #satire #trolling #publicimage


photos: Nysos Vasilopoulos, 6th Athens Biennale 2018 ANTI

How to become a nationalist popstar, 2018
Installation, performance, video

Boskopismus, 2005
Video, 15'

Untitled, 2018
Video

Courtesy of Front Deutscher Äpfel
With the kind support of Goethe-Institut Athen
Fri 26 Oct 2018
15:00 - 16:00
Performance
How to become a nationalist popstar (2018)
by
Front Deutscher Äpfel

Esperia Palace > Ground floor

Dressed in black, with red armbands and banners emblazoned with an apple, the Front Deutscher Äpfel propagates the need to maintain the purity of the German fruits, worshiping the apple as the most emblematic German crop. The Front fights against the infiltration of the German agriculture by alien species and calls for the deportation of tropical fruits such as bananas. At AB6, the Front Deutscher Äpfel performs based on a manual explaining how to produce a local division of the group and a nationalist popstar.

Fri 26 Oct 2018
20:30 - 21:00
Performance
GNTM (2018)
by
Front Deutscher Äpfel

Esperia Palace > Ground floor > GiGi

Dressed in black, with red armbands and banners emblazoned with an apple, the Front propagates the need to maintain the purity of the German fruits, worshiping the apple as the most emblematic German crop. The Front fights against the infiltration of the German agriculture by alien species and calls for the deportation of tropical fruits such as bananas. At AB6, the Front Deutscher Äpfel will present GNTM, a performance whose name is inspired by the self-titled popular reality show in Greece. 

Sat 27 Oct 2018
16:00 - 17:00
Performance
Achtung Athen! (1941)
by
Front Deutscher Äpfel

Esperia Palace > Ground floor > GiGi

After an increase of neo-Nazi rallies, the Front Deutscher Äpfel (the Front of German Apples) was founded in 2004 as an organization intended to satirize and combat fascism by mimicking the public image, aesthetics, and discourse of right-wing extremist parties in ways causing an unsettling, puzzling effect. In the early years, the Front targeted the Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD). In Achtung Athen! (Attention Athens!), the Front–invoking the memories of the Nazi invasion of Athens in '41–brings back the issue of the anti-fascist struggle and satires today's right-wing extremist parties.

Sun 28 Oct 2018
16:00 - 17:00
Performance
Nein! Nein! Nein! (2018)
by
Front Deutscher Äpfel

Esperia Palace > 1st floor

After an increase of neo-Nazi rallies, the Front Deutscher Äpfel (the Front of German Apples) was founded in 2004 as an organization intended to satirize and combat fascism by mimicking the public image, aesthetics, and discourse of right-wing extremist parties in ways causing an unsettling, puzzling effect. Dressed in black, with red armbands and banners emblazoned with an apple, the Front, worshiping the apple as the most emblematic German crop, propagates the need to maintain the purity of the German fruits moking right extremist parties.