Ministry of Culture asks to suspend performance “Casts” for using dogs that pretend to be dead (Video)

MEXICO CITY (process.com.mx).- The Ministry of Culture asked the Tamayo Museum not to repeat the performance “Casts” by the Danish artist Nina Beier, in which dogs participated that had to remain motionless for 10 minutes.

Through its X account, formerly Twitter, the agency indicated that it respects the programming criteria of the National Institute of Fine Arts and its museums, but rejected any demonstration that implies violating the rights of sentient beings.

“At the Ministry of Culture we respect the programming criteria of @bellasartesinba and its museums in favor of creative freedom. However, we will never agree to violate the rights of sentient beings. We ask @museotamayo not to repeat the aforementioned performance,” he indicated.

The publication arose in response to the explanation disseminated through the same platform by the museum director, Magali Arriola and the author of the performance in which they explained that “Casts” seeks to draw attention to the relationship between humans and the natural world. and the different ways in which they try to dominate it.

This, after various users on social networks condemned the use of dogs that supposedly pretended to be dead and there were even those who claimed that the dogs were forced to remain motionless throughout the day.

???????? Video at the Tamayo Museum #cdmx has gone viral for exposure ‘Casts’, uses real dogs that have to remain still all day. In the video it is evident that the dogs are suffering #AnimalAbuse…@museotamayo@martibatres@GobCDMX @CulturaCiudadMx pic.twitter.com/6jvVDhYMKT

— People for Animal Defense (GEPDA) (@DefensaAnimal) May 25, 2024

Both the artist and the director of the Tamayo museum clarified that the exhibition only includes a performance in which the dogs participated for 10 minutes.

“At the Tamayo Museum, dogs are part of the community of visitors and participants and are treated with dignity and respect,” states the statement released by the cultural venue.

The exhibition was inaugurated on May 23 and, according to the museum’s programming, will be open until September 29 in rooms 1 and 2 of the venue from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.