‘Nomiya’ by Laurent Grasso (2009) on the roof of Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
Nomiya Restaurant is a temporary building situated on the roof of the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower. It was designed and built with the artistic concept of taking in the stunning views of the city of Paris by Laurent Grasso with the collaboration of the architect Pascal Grasso. The structure is comprised of a glass “cabin” and perforated metal screening.
Also there;
‘Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection‘,
which had a few nice works. Below:
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.
Ataskoa was a public announcement, made in the newspapers, over the radio, with flyers, posters, etc. to create a traffic jam in the hills.
On 18th September 2005, 160 cars (approximately 425 people) gathered at Intza, Navarre, on the sides of Mount Aralar. The jam started at 11am. and ended at 15pm.
Maider Lopez, ‘Ataskoa’ (2005)
Roman Ondák, ‘Czech Pavilion in the Giardini’, Venice Biennial (2009)
The garden landscape surrounding the Czech pavillion is continued inside.
Claire Fontaine, ‘Change’ (2005)
Twelve twenty-five cent coins, steel box-cutter blades, solder and rivets.
Jeppe Hein, ‘Falling screw’ (2008)
Whenever a visitor passes the sensor, a screw falls out of the hole in the wall.
Pierre Ardouvin, ‘Tout l’univers’ (2004)
Installation on a table, featuring a plant in a pot, a fish in a bowl and a bird in a cage.
Gianni Motti
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.