Tag Archives: DIY


Bas Jan Ader

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Bas Jan Ader, ‘Primary Time’ (1974)

stills from silent film


David Stjernholm

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David Stjernholm, ‘Vase’ (2013)

Canon laser cartridge (magenta), pigment, ageing flower.


Thomson & Craighead

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‘Television Fan’ by Thomson & Craighead.

The fan blows onto VHS rustling leaves and every minute or so, a rhythmic cycle of flash frame images appear, taken from an old catalogue selling film washers. The fleeting glimpses of a woman presenting a wardrobe’s worth of machinery are reminiscent of a spangled magician’s assistant.


David Shrigley

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David Shrigley, ‘Imagine the green is red’


Ryan De La Hoz

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Ryan De La Hoz, ‘Black Fax’


Joshua Schwartz

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Joshua Schwartz, ‘Holy Trip’

Schwartz asked a preacher if he would consider taking a picture with his disposable camera the next time he felt he was being touched by the hand of God. This image arrived at Schwartz’s home two months after their encounter.


Michael Coombs

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Michael Coombs, ‘Here today, gone tomorrow’ (2004)


Yto Barrada

Dormeur fig. 5 (Sleeper fig. 5) 2006 C-print

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Yto Barrada, from the series ‘Sleepers’, Tangier (2006)


Anca Benera

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From Anca Benera‘s ‘Navigating London’s Lost Rivers’ performance (2011)


Dennis Oppenheim

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‘Reading position for a second degree burn’ (1970) by Dennis Oppenheim