“Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson” 1968
For the needs of the film “Kantor ist da” mentioned above Kantor presented the first version of this happening. The happening was presented several times: not only in Kunsthalle in Nuremberg (1968), but also in the Foksal Gallery in Warsaw (24 Jan. 1969), in Dourdan near Paris (Sept. 1971), in Sonja Henie-Onstad Kunstcenter in Oslo (Oct. 1971). It lasted approximately one hour.
“The Anatomy Lesson,” where the anatomy of apparel was demonstrated, may in turn be considered a good example of deemballage. I carried it out very ceremoniously, buttressing the action of the happening with the prestige of Rembrandt’s famous painting. [Borowski, Wiesław. “Rozmowa z Tadeuszem Kantorem.”(Interview with Tadeusz Kantor), in: Borowski, Wiesław. Tadeusz Kantor. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, 1982, p. 86.]