Unlike unrealized architectural projects, which are frequently exhibited and circulated, unrealized artworks tend to remain unnoticed or little known. But perhaps there is another form of artistic agency in the partial expression, the incomplete idea, the projection of a mere intention? Agency of Unrealized Projects (AUP) seeks to document and display these works. Whether censored, forgotten, postponed, impossible, or rejected, unrealized projects form a unique testament to the speculative power of non-action.
AUP follows the publication entitled “Unbuilt Roads: 107 Unrealized Projects,” collated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Guy Tortosa after several years of international research conducted in the late 1990s. Twenty years later, the Agency of Unrealized Projects was formed in collaboration with Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle, and an open call for unrealized projects was issued for its first public exhibition at ArtBasel in 2011. The open call will continue until all unrealized art projects are compiled.
AUP follows the publication entitled “Unbuilt Roads: 107 Unrealized Projects,” collated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Guy Tortosa after several years of international research conducted in the late 1990s. Twenty years later, the Agency of Unrealized Projects was formed in collaboration with Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle, and an open call for unrealized projects was issued for its first public exhibition at ArtBasel in 2011. The open call will continue until all unrealized art projects are compiled.
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Unrealized project for Tate Gallery + ICA, 1969 - Gilbert and George
Monument with Rust - Gustav Metzger
Electronic Theater - Laurie Anderson
Projets non réalisés: - Daniel Buren
PROJECT FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER, AVENUE DES NARCISSES, CHENOVE - Vito Acconci
WATERWORKS - Mona Hatoum
Project for the Initiative Mahnmal Homosexuellenverfolgung, Frankfurt - Jeff Wall
Milan House (AC/DC & Joy Division) - Liam Gillick
Time Magazine Cover - Robert Rauschenberg
The pyramids...to be seen to be believed - Jonathan Monk
Agency of Unrealised Projects
Logo by Liam Gillick
Logo by Liam Gillick