ABSTRACT
In 2007, Emil Hrvatin, Davide Grassi, and Žiga Kariž—three artists living and working in Ljubljana (Slovenia)—changed their name to Janez Janša, which is also the name of the (at that time) prime minister of Slovenia and the leader of the right wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS). Asked what brought them to carry out this remarkable deed, all three declared that it was an intimate private decision made for personal reasons. In a letter to the politician Janez Janša, they also state they were inspired by his words quoted in the letter they received when—shortly before their name change—they joined the SDS, stating: ‘The more of us there are, the faster we will reach our goal.’ 1
