Stefaan Dheedene, ‘A.U.B. RAAK NIET AAN WAT U NIET BEGRIJPT’
(’PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND’) (2005)
Stefaan Dheedene is one of the ten artists taking part in the exhibition ‘WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?’, curated by Pietmondriaan.com, taking place at Stichting KOP.
‘WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?’ opens Friday the 12th of March, 20.ooh @ stichting KOP, Breda.
‘Beard – Model K. Leo II’ (2005)
(Cardboard beards to take away)
This is a picture of the apple ’species’ that Billy Apple is growing in New Zealand. A spotless, perfectly red apple that’s supposed to hit a grocery store near you sometime in the coming years…
Michel de Broin, ‘Nuit Blanche’ (2009)
The largest mirror ball ever made was suspended from a construction crane 50 meters above the ground to render the starry sky to the citizens of Paris for one night in the Jardin du Luxembourg during the Nuit Blanche event.
‘Hotel Vue des Alpes’ is a fictional, hotel, accessable only through the internet. Visitors can log in to the website, book a room and walk around to enjoy the scenery. You can stay there for a few days (short stay only)… The view from the rooms is breathtaking!
It is a project by Monica Studer and Christoph van den Berg
Momoyo Torimitsu, ‘Miyata Jiro’ (1997)
The Japanese (but New York resident) artist Momoyo Torimitsu built a robot that resembles a businessman. It can crawl the streets of whichever city he places it. Video:
Now, the Japanese have put quite some more time and effort into building weird animatronics/robotics. Click on Read More to see a few more examples.
Gianni Motti, ‘Finishing’ (2000)
The day of the opening coincided with the marathon of Bienne. Gianni Motti moved the finishing line, adding an extra three meters to the distance of the race.
Christopher Richmond, ‘Chasing the horizon’ (2008)
A performance where Richmond runs after the horizon for as long as it is in his sight.
Found on the website of the wonderful Szpilman Awards.
Sam Durant, ‘Bordeaux statue of liberty’, from the series ‘Defaced monuments’, an ongoing collection of statues, sculptures, memorials, markers and monuments that have been intentionally or unintentionally altered, damaged or destroyed as a political statement or during a political protest.
There are four replicas of the Statue of Liberty (given to the U.S. by the French in 1886) in France. This one, an 8 ft., bronze statue, was erected in 2000 in Bordeaux. The original replica had been erected in 1887 but was dismantled and melted for scrap metal by Nazis in WWII. A plaque honoring the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was added to the second statue later. On the night of March 25, 2003, in what is believed to be an anti-war or perhaps anti-American statement, red paint was poured on the statue. It was lit with gasoline and the face was blackened by fire. The plaque commemorating the victims of September 11th was also cracked.
Interview with Durant below.
Martin Creed, ‘Work no. 785 (Japanese Maple, Persian Ironwood, Hornbeam, Apple and Oak)’ (2007)
Roman Ondák, ‘Czech Pavilion in the Giardini’, Venice Biennial (2009)
The garden landscape surrounding the Czech pavillion is continued inside.
‘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.
Manfred Pernice, ‘Roulette’ (2006 – 2009)
On invitation of Beyond-Leidsche Rijn the German artist Manfred Pernice made a selection of works from Utrecht’s existing collection of public art. The sculptures selected by Pernice were temporarily moved from their common spot in Utrecht to the roundabout in Leidsche Rijn. Pernice designed a flexible rail system with eight pedestals so that multiple sculptures could be shown simultaneously and be placed in different setups.
Once every six months the sculptures on the roundabout were replaced by different works as if there were a working schedule for them. Each time a work was taken from its spot in the city and placed on the roundabout, its spot in town stood empty.
Robert Kusmirowski, ‘facade’ (2009)
Robert Kusmirowski changed the facade of a building in Blankenberge (Belgium) as part of the sculpture route ‘Beaufort’.
Opening: Friday March 12, 20:00h.
Ferdinand Cheval’s ideal castle
Ferdinand ‘Postman’ Cheval’s ‘ideal castle’.
Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.
For the next 33 years, during his daily mail route, Cheval carried stones from his delivery rounds and at home used them to build his Palais idéal, the Ideal Palace. First he carried the stones in his pockets, then a basket and eventually a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.
Cheval spent the first two decades building the outer walls. The Palace is a mix of different styles with inspirations from the Bible to Hindu mythology. Cheval bound the stones together with lime, mortar and cement.
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