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Promenade with a Neurotic Fox

Lubo Kristek1975

Research Institute of Communication in Art

Research Institute of Communication in Art
Brno, Czechia

In 1975, Lubo Kristek wanted to scrutinize the taboo of death. To do that, he drew inspiration from a skeleton of a fox still bearing the remnants of skin he found in the woods after winter, and also a famous colonnade along the river Lech in Landsberg where Kristek had settled down. Strolling in the colonnade was a bit mundane, like in Luhačovice of that time, where he, as a child, used to go with his grandmother to heal his asthma.Therefore, Kristek took the fox on a leash for a walk and went to see what would happen.
The connection of the genius loci (the frequencies of the place), the found fox, and a live event brought about unexpected and inspirational encounters both with passers-by and animals. Kristek called the event the Promenade with a Neurotic Fox based on a jazz composition by Karel Velebný he had once heard at a concert at the Viola Theatre in Prague.

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  • Title: Promenade with a Neurotic Fox
  • Creator: Lubo Kristek
  • Date Created: 1975
  • Location Created: Landsberg am Lech, Germany
  • Subject Keywords: Landsberg am Lech
  • Type: Performance
  • Art Movement: Performance art, Conceptual art
  • Art Form: Performance piece
  • Original Title: Spaziergang mit dem neurotischen Fuchs
Research Institute of Communication in Art

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