The identity of the members of the Anderground Corporation is secret. I came to know them under circumstances I am not at liberty to reveal. I learned about their ideas and plans and I thought they are unfeasible, foolish and irresistibly beautiful.
The first and most important of these dreams is a new official position – King of the Street. It will be granted once every five years to one of the new poets; the most incisive and the one who represents best the Romanian society of the moment.
The “King of the Street” will receive a monthly salary of $500 and will enjoy intense media coverage. He will also be the president of a jury who will appoint two lieutenants (a poet and a plastic artist) who will receive 250 dollars a month. They will be in charge with various manifestations intended to make the street more receptive to art.
For now, this is just a dream. The members of the Anderground Corporation are currently in search of sponsors. The name they chose (Anderground) is representative for what they believe. The “A” stands for Anarchy. Although they are related to anarchy, they do not seek to kill anyone.
This is just their way of showing their repulsion for the corrupt world they live in, “a world of prostitution, from the girls in the street to the politicians in the government.”
The Anderground Corporation wishes to create an independent republic, a realm of true communication. “It’s terrible when you see great, young artists who fail miserably because of the society we live in. They have a sacred mission and they are the only ones who have the right to speak for the others,” the leader of the corporation told me. “Romania’s government enforces “death” as politics. The death of the poor. Somebody must be held responsible for that.”
Aside from the help that the artists will receive, the group will also organise poetry recitals, street shows, a gala, they will publish the “Love “A” Poetry Anthology” and many others. Soon, information about the Anderground Corporation will be available on the website they are building: http://Anarhia.home.ro, a site that will also reveal the identity of the one who was chosen King of the Street and his lieutenants. They are trying to revive a kind of art aimed at the public.
Over the last few decades, plastic arts and literature have been definitely street-oriented. We only need several organisations that will support such manifestations.