by Davide Grassi e Igor Stromajer (Italy – Slovenia, 2000)
A satire of the world of globally connected corporations. The artists founded a dummy corporation with headquarters in Ljubljana, Slovenia that manages funds on the Problem Stock Exchange, which is the stock market of problems generated by global capitalism. Problemarket.com operates like a “normal” company, issuing “balance sheets” and displaying its “accounting records” to the public.
Check out also Mejor Vida Corp (MVC), a Minerva Cuevas’s work that criticizes consumer society, political patronage and rampant consumerism.
Davide Grassi, has a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, and develops works with strong political and social connotations, taking advantage of a number of digital media. He is an author of performances, videos, installations, documentaries and other works with new media. Of Italian origin, he moved to Ljubljana Liubliana, capital of Slovenia in 1995.