Monthly Archives: September 2009


Wesley Meuris

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Wesley Meuris, ‘Cage for Saimiri Boliviensis’ (2006)

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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:

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Antwerpen Zoo

Episode of Man Bijt Hond, Belgian television. (Sorry, Dutch only)


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David Attenborough, ‘Lyer Bird’


Marcus Coates

Tateshots: Marcus Coates (2009) (through vvork)


Jeroen Offerman

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‘Stairway at St. Paul’s’ (2003) by Jeroen Offerman.

Jeroen Offerman learns Stairway to Heaven backwards and sings it in front of St Paul’s Cathedral.


Elmgreen & Dragset

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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

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‘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.

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Dan Havel and Dean Ruck

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Dan Havel and Dean Ruck, ‘Inversion’ (2005)

Interview here.


Kelly Mark

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‘Glow House’ (2005) by Kelly Mark

One House & 40-50 television sets distributed throughout and all tuned to the same channel.