‘Exposure Adjustment on a Sunset (2009)’

and ‘AVATAR IN 3D’ (2010) by Artie Vierkant.

The entirety of James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar mapped onto the surface of a slowly rotating sphere.

View more of his nice work:

and ‘Star Trek Voyager Singularity’ (2008)

‘RGB Icon’ (2010)  (C-print on MDF)

“Framing Exercise” (2009)

“Daylight / Twilight” (2010)

The films Daylight (1996) and Twilight (2008) rearranged frame by frame based on each frame’s brightness value.  Daylight runs brightest to darkest while Twilight runs darkest to brightest.

‘Just popped out back in 2 hours’ (2008) by David Sherry.

‘High speed cultural reverse’ (2007)

‘Depth of face’ (2009)

‘Looking through Tom Cruises eyes’ (2005)

‘Eye swap’ (2009)

‘Breadman’ (2009)

‘Bic lid’ (2009)

‘Lamp performance’ (2008)

Tercerunquinto, ‘Escultura publica en la periferia urbana de Monterrey’ (2006)

Tercerunquinto (meaning in English something like ‘a third of a fifth’) is the collective project of Mexican artists Julio Castro Carreón, Gabriel Cázares Salas and Rolando Flores Tovar. Formed in 1996, the collective is responsible for dozens of actions designed, in their words, ‘to question the boundaries between private and public space, examining the organized frontiers around the constitution of such definitions’.

‘Escultura publica en la periferia urbana de Monterrey’ is a public sculpture on the periphery of the city of Monterrey. It consisted of a concrete foundation that was free to use by the people of Monterrey. Apart from being used as a platform for a political rally, it was transformed among others into a marketplace, a hangout, until eventually becoming claimed by a man who built his house on it. The house remains there to this day.

Seen a while ago in the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, as part of the exhibition ‘Mexico: Expected/Unexpected. Collection Isabel and Agustín Coppel’.

even more images of the opening…

above: ‘Hard Brake’ by Frederik van Simaey.

detail of the work by Andre Kok

a printed text by Olivier Maarschalk

admiring the work of Ruben Kindermans (what’s in a name)

Jack Falanga

Stefaan Dheedene and Reinaart Vanhoe

Jack

Artists (Stefaan, Pierre, Eric)

Looking through books by Wolfgang Plöger

(Photo’s by Rachelle Delcroix)

Nathan Coley, ‘We must cultivate our garden’ (2007)

‘There will be no miracles here’ (2006)

‘46 Brooklands Gardens’ (2008)

Firstsite Public Commission, Jaywick, Essex

Danh Vo, ‘Oma Totem’ (2009)

Totem of objects that Vo’s grandmother, Nguyen Thi Ty, received from The Immigrant Relief Program and The Catholic Church upon arriving in Denmark as a refugee: – 1 Phillips 26 inch TV – 1 Gorenje washing machine – 1 Bomann refrigerator – 1 wooden crucifix – 1 personalized entrance card for a casino

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.

More after the jump.

Just prior to his death, Cheval began to receive some recognition from luminaries like André Breton and Pablo Picasso. His work is commemorated in an essay by Anaïs Nin.

In 1969 André Malraux, the Minister of Culture, declared the Palace as a cultural landmark and had it officially protected. Cheval’s palace is open every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Cheval may have been the inspiration for the character of Denny in Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel Choke, who gathers a collection of stones which are eventually used, in similar fashion, to build his ‘dream home’.

Cheval also wanted to be buried in his palace. However, since that is illegal in France, he proceeded to spend eight more years building a mausoleum for himself in the cemetery of Hauterives. Cheval died on August 19, 1924, around a year after he had finished building it, and is buried there.

‘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.

This movie was produced by Laurent Grasso as a testimony of the set up of his architectural piece located on the rooftop of the Palais de Tokyo.

This movie was produced by Laurent Grasso as a testimony of the very first dinner that took place in Nomiya.

Video : Leo Hinstin, Film editing : Hanna Husberg, Sound recording: Jean Michel Jeudy

‘America we stand as one’ (2002) by Dennis Madalone. One of the highlights of Whatfilm 2!

Check www.americawestandasone.com with sing along karaoke version!

Yesterday night was the Whatfilm night at the Film Foyer in Tilburg, organised by Whatspace. An evening of nice shortfilms selected by Rotterdam VHS Festival and presented by Niels Post of Trendbeheer. After the Read More some blurry photo impressions:

(More photo’s on Whatspace and Trendbeheer!)

Rotterdam VHS Festival

Niels

Whatfriends

Click

Whatdip

Go see the next Whatfilms in Tilburg: oktober 21 (Ben Schot/ Sea Urchin) and 0ctober 28 (Robin Rimbaud/ Scanner)!

Robert Morris, ‘Box with the sound of its own making’ (1961)

Arcangelo Sassolino, Untitled (2008)

Jonathan Schipper, ‘Slow inevitable death of American muscle’ (2008)

This sculpture is a machine that advances two full sized automobiles slowly into one another over a period of 6 days, simulating a head on automobile collision.  Each car moves about three feet into the other.  The movement is so slow as to be invisible.

‘One black, one white’ (2001) by Hung-Chih Peng. Watch the video HERE.

‘One Dalmation One Lassie’ (2000)

‘One Lassie’ (2000)

‘One Dalmation’ (2000)

BBC’s Art Safari, ‘Gregor Schneider‘ (2004)

Another Art Safari episode, this time Ben Lewis visits Gregor Schneider in Haus Ur.

Tom Friedman, ‘Hot balls’ (1992)

A collection of differently sized and coloured balls stolen by the artist from various stores over a period of six months.

‘YaYoi’ (2005) by Corey McCorkle.

‘Neon Piece With Spelling Mistake (Five Words In Blue Noen)’ (2004) by Jonathan Monk.

‘Gallery Hours’ (2004) 

The work is only to be lit in the hours 12-17, Tuesday to Friday and 12-15, Saturday, or by appointment.

‘My Name Written in My Piss’ (from 1994)

‘Waiting for famous people (Nelson Mandela)’ (1995)

‘The sex is the same but the dishes start to pile up’ (2008)

‘Arrangement for guy and trafficlights’ by Michiel van de Weerthof.

‘Omenamehu’ (2009)

“(..) Omenamehu, a jolly video series full of musical non-communication for toddlers of all ages, inspired by children-shows like ‘Tiktak’ and ‘Bumba’. This form gives the freedom to use music, visuals and language in it’s most basic forms, and to question concepts like reason, communication, entertainment and justification without being a bother.”

Omenamehu will be performed at the Incubate Festival 2009 in Tilburg (NL).

More info: www.omenamehu.nl & www.incubate.org.

* UPDATE // photos of the Omenameshow:

‘Clouds’ (2002) by Cory Arcangel.

In Clouds, Cory took an old Super Mario Brothers Nintendo video game and erased everything but the clouds.

Mark Dion, ‘Mobile Gull Appreciation Unit’ (2008).

‘The Shipwreck’ (2001)

‘Neukom Vivarium’ (2004-2006)

Eve Dent, ‘Anchor series’

Ongoing series of impromptu site-specific improvisations, creating body installations that arise out of interactions with architectural structures and spaces.

Edith Dekyndt, ‘Provisory Object 02′ (2000)

‘Present perfect’  (2008)

Nano-engraving on silver nail.

Vaast Colson will perform at the Whatnight #2 organized by WhatSpace. This will be the opening night of the Incubate Festival in Tilburg (NL).

Thursday September 17th 2009, 16:00, at Duvelhok, Tilburg.

Together with Dennis Tyfus.

Scumak 2′ (2001) by Roxy Paine. An automated sculpture maker creates an endless series of amorphous sculptural blobs.

Like this one… ‘S2-P2-P6‘ (2005)

Goes on and on and on.

Peter Coffin, Untitled (Symbiotic Relationship / Dance Party), 2007