Serbian commercial for the Zastava 101 car (1971-1972). (through Aleksandra Domanovic)
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Pierre Ardouvin
Pierre Ardouvin, ‘Tout l’univers’ (2004)
Installation on a table, featuring a plant in a pot, a fish in a bowl and a bird in a cage.
Andy Warhol eats a Hamburger
Andy Warhol eats a hamburger (1982)
More people eating hamburgers: Read More
Joseph Beuys vs America
‘Sonne statt Reagan’ (1983) popsong by Joseph Beuys.
A protest song against America and its use of nuclear weapons.
‘I like America and America likes me’, Beuys’ famous performance in New York (1974).
In May 1974 Beuys flew to New York and was taken by ambulance to the site of the performance, a room in the René Block Gallery on East Broadway. He shared this room with a wild coyote, for eight hours over three days. At times he stood, wrapped in a thick, grey blanket of felt, leaning on a large shepherd’s staff. At the end of the three days, Beuys hugged the coyote that had grown quite tolerant of him, and was taken to the airport. Again he rode in a veiled ambulance, leaving America without having set foot on its ground.
Erik Kessels
‘In almost every picture 5′ collected by Erik Kessels and Marion Blomeyer.
The fifth edition of in almost every picture is a series made by the owners of a special and photogenic Dalmatian dog. The beauty of the Dalmatian, its physique and coloring and disposition, make her outstanding.
Also check out the website of kesselskramer.com (and refresh the page a few times!).
Francis Alÿs
Francis Alÿs, ‘Night watch’ (2004)
Alÿs released a fox, called Bandit, into the deserted gallery at night. Seen from the high viewpoint of the security cameras, the fox looks a little puzzled among all the paintings of the great and the good. Like the guards, the fox is out of context; an intruder, observed dispassionately.
The Birds
A scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic ‘The Birds‘ (1963).
‘Untitled (or The Birds without the birds, or give us today our daily terror)’, (2008 – ongoing) by Martijn Hendriks.
Exact copy of Hitchcock’s 1963 film The Birds from which all birds have been removed.
Another scene:
Jeroen Offerman
‘Stairway at St. Paul’s’ (2003) by Jeroen Offerman. Watch the video HERE. (Sorry for the ads. This video seems to be carefully erased from the internet, this is the only version I could find).
Jeroen Offerman learns Stairway to Heaven backwards and sings it in front of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Elmgreen & Dragset
Elmgreen & Dragset, ‘How are you today?’ (2002)
A ladder was installed inside the gallery, which the visitor was encouraged to climb.
Once up, the visitor could have a peek into the private life of the gallerist.
Marjolijn Dijkman / Wouter Osterholt
‘Tunnel’ (2004) by Marjolijn Dijkman and Wouter Osterholt.
Installed at Sign, Groningen (NL).
The intervention consisted of a tunnel built through the gallery space that transformed the non-public space of the gallery into a public space. Removing one of the windows at the front and a garage door at the back allowed twenty-four hour access through the tunnel.
Kelly Mark
‘Glow House’ (2005) by Kelly Mark
One House & 40-50 television sets distributed throughout and all tuned to the same channel.
Gregor Schneider
BBC’s Art Safari, ‘Gregor Schneider‘ (2004)
Another Art Safari episode, this time Ben Lewis visits Gregor Schneider in Haus Ur.
No more workhorse blues
‘No more workhorse blues’ by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (Video by Harmony Korine)
Just because it’s nice.
John Körmeling
John Körmeling, ‘everything you are without having to go to school’ (fragment) (1993)
Photograph of a page in the book ‘a good book’.
John Baldessari
‘Baldessari Sings LeWitt‘ (1972)
“No. 5:
Irrational thoughts… should be followed absolutely illogically”
(Thanks Laurent.)
Manfred Pernice
Manfred Pernice, ‘Roulette’ (2006 – 2009)
On invitation of Beyond-Leidsche Rijn the German artist Manfred Pernice made a selection of works from Utrecht’s existing collection of public art. The sculptures selected by Pernice were temporarily moved from their common spot in Utrecht to the roundabout in Leidsche Rijn. Pernice designed a flexible rail system with eight pedestals so that multiple sculptures could be shown simultaneously and be placed in different setups.
Once every six months the sculptures on the roundabout were replaced by different works as if there were a working schedule for them. Each time a work was taken from its spot in the city and placed on the roundabout, its spot in town stood empty.
Pierre Bismuth
‘In prevention of technical malfunction (unplugged Bruce NAUMAN video work)’ (2003) by Pierre Bismuth.
“In prevention of technical malfunction (unplugged Bruce NAUMAN video work)” is a humorous reference to a situation with which every exhibitions visitor is familiar: videos that can not be seen because of technical problems. All that can be seen here is the presentation medium, namely, the monitors. According to Bismuth, the work that should be running on these monitors is “Good Boy, Bad Boy” by the famous American artist Bruce Nauman. Instead, the viewers have to call it up in their mind’s eye, or imagine something themselves based on the title. We, as recipients are thus challenged to a very high degree to become actively, creatively involved.
Bas Schevers
Bas Schevers, ‘Kinderfiets (Children’s bicycle)’ (2001)
Bas Schevers stole a child’s bicycle from a front yard and left the owners a note, saying that he stole it for an art exhibition and that they could have it back if they came by on the night of the opening.
At the opening Bas was sitting by a table with a sandwich toaster in front of him. The owners of the bicycle could choose whether they wanted the bicycle back and take the toaster too, or if they wanted the bicycle back and have a conversation with the artist about his motivations for stealing the bike.
Ruben Bellinkx
‘The table turning’ (2006) by Ruben Bellinkx. (drawing and 16 mm film)