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Ger van Elk Piece made in one hour 1968

Ger van Elk, ‘Piece made in one hour’ (1968)


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‘La Pièce’ (1971), by Ger van Elk.

In 1971, Van Elk lacquered a small block of wood (7 x 9,5 cm) white, while on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, just West of Iceland, in the purest air in the world. It was exhibited in the group show ‘Sonsbeeck buiten de perken’. Van Elk considered it a “European answer” to the megalomaniac artworks that American artists like Richard Serra and Robert Smithson were showing there.


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Ger Van Elk_Zig Zag River I, 1979

Ger van Elk, ‘Zig Zag River I’ (1979)


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Ger van Elk, ‘Los Angeles freeway flyer’ (1973)

Contact prints wrapped around six walking sticks.


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Ger van Elk, ‘The well-shaven cactus’ (1970)


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Ger van Elk, ‘Hanging wall’ (1968)


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Ger van Elk-Luxurious Streetcorner (1969)

Ger van Elk, ‘Luxurious Streetcorner’ (1969)


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‘The co-founder of the word OK’ (1971) by Ger van Elk