John Bock, ‘Klappdiagramm’ (2013)
Wood, bicycle fork, textile, photograph, metal, wire, hinges, etc.
Nuno Vicente,’Objet Mainteneur de Mouvements’ (‘Object for keeping movement’) (2011)
A bicycle attached to a box containing a dead butterfly. Whilst pedaling air passes through the box, moving the butterfly´s wings as if it were flying.
‘Moonwalk’ (2008) by Martin Kohout.
Videos by Martin Kohout. You can watch them on his website during opening hours.
Two more:
‘A Ride Trough: Haiti:360° ‘ (2010)
‘The Vehicle S’ (2008)
Frank Zappa plays the bicycle. His TV debut on the Steve Allen show (1963).
See the entire clip here:
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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