On 13 March 2019, Most Mechanics Are Crooks posted the following text on their facebook page, accompanied with a picture of the 4 mechanics posing in front of a (slightly modified) public sculpture by Greek artist Costas Varotsos:

 

“Art befriends peoples!

The artistic collective of Most Mechanics Are Crooks suggests a way out of the impasse that occurred after the disagreement between the Greek Minister of Culture Myrsini Zorba and artist Costas Varotsos.

In opposition to the hostile climate of the days, we believe that art is meant to bring citizens, political parties, cultures, peoples and nations together. We thus designed a proposal that bridges the contemporary and ancient civilization of the two peoples, meeting the expectation of all sides involved.

The proposal we submitted to the Greek Ministry of Culture introduces the contemporary aesthetics of post-digital retrofuturism to both Greece and Macedonia. The respective technical interventions on the existing artworks of Varotsos and the Macedonian sculptress Valentina Stefanovska will produce two complementary artworks – one for each place, one for each people. The two pieces will be named Post-human pasts/futures.

Will the official authorities provide this initiative with the support it deserves?”