Jonathan Schipper, ‘Slow inevitable death of American muscle’ (2008)
This sculpture is a machine that advances two full sized automobiles slowly into one another over a period of 6 days, simulating a head on automobile collision. Each car moves about three feet into the other. The movement is so slow as to be invisible.
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.
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.
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.
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