Gävle, Sweden, 2003
In 2002 Esther Shalev-Gerz was invited to realize a project in Gävle, Sweden.
“What is the portrait of a city? Is it the city today or is it both what it is today and what it could have been?
When I first visited Gavle I w
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Gävle, Sweden, 2003
In 2002 Esther Shalev-Gerz was invited to realize a project in Gävle, Sweden.
“What is the portrait of a city? Is it the city today or is it both what it is today and what it could have been?
When I first visited Gavle I w
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As Contemporary art exhibitions develop towards a multiplicity of practises and genres, many are being used for urban regeneration and environmental projects. In this new landscape I wish to lead on initiatives to re-shape the urban landscape to incorpora
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As Contemporary art exhibitions develop towards a multiplicity of practises and genres, many are being used for urban regeneration and environmental projects. In this new landscape I wish to lead on initiatives to re-shape the urban landscape to incorpora
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Irisation Field - Maria Gaspar, Alexander Eisenschmidt
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Irisation Field
by Maria Gaspar & Alexander Eisenschmidt May 25, 2011
Irisation Field is a durational event that engages hundreds and thousands of people. It takes
place in bleak locations of the city, like vacant lots or abandoned public spaces. It is
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Irisation Field
by Maria Gaspar & Alexander Eisenschmidt May 25, 2011
Irisation Field is a durational event that engages hundreds and thousands of people. It takes
place in bleak locations of the city, like vacant lots or abandoned public spaces. It is
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Green Times Square
Holly Tempo
In late 2007, I was invited to participate in Green-er Sessions: Sketching Solutions to Climate Change, an exhibition in which artists, scientists and architects presented solutions for climate change. I submitted a pr
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Green Times Square
Holly Tempo
In late 2007, I was invited to participate in Green-er Sessions: Sketching Solutions to Climate Change, an exhibition in which artists, scientists and architects presented solutions for climate change. I submitted a pr
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This project, a comic book, was one of the 5 finalists for the 2011 Frieze Art Fair EMDASH award.
Written Treatment.
The proposed work is an amplification of the fair and its potential meanings across different levels of reality. The epileptic segue o
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This project, a comic book, was one of the 5 finalists for the 2011 Frieze Art Fair EMDASH award.
Written Treatment.
The proposed work is an amplification of the fair and its potential meanings across different levels of reality. The epileptic segue o
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For us, a key function of contemporary art in an open society is to test concepts, assumptions and boundaries. One way we do this is through making site-specific work in public places; our projects are often satirical or polemic in nature, and involve a d
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For us, a key function of contemporary art in an open society is to test concepts, assumptions and boundaries. One way we do this is through making site-specific work in public places; our projects are often satirical or polemic in nature, and involve a d
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This untitled project was for a temporary installation in London’s Gordon Square. It was planned over the course of ten months by Rachel Alliston and Laura Weatherly. Before starting work on building the piece, Alliston and Weatherly made an exhibition
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This untitled project was for a temporary installation in London’s Gordon Square. It was planned over the course of ten months by Rachel Alliston and Laura Weatherly. Before starting work on building the piece, Alliston and Weatherly made an exhibition
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Artist Statement:
It is interesting to see what one value or thinks should be contained, stored and kept. This idea of something being secure and safely tucked away or collected is fundamental in my work. I think it is an essential quality of humans to
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Artist Statement:
It is interesting to see what one value or thinks should be contained, stored and kept. This idea of something being secure and safely tucked away or collected is fundamental in my work. I think it is an essential quality of humans to
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PURGATORIUM
Purgatorium is a total art project with site-specific concept, which combines a contemporary visual art work with classical cultural values. The project focuses on the great and challenging theme of the Purgatory and tries to discover its mea
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PURGATORIUM
Purgatorium is a total art project with site-specific concept, which combines a contemporary visual art work with classical cultural values. The project focuses on the great and challenging theme of the Purgatory and tries to discover its mea
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Part A:
Illustrations (1-5 drawings) (see attached)
Part B:
Installation Title and Location:
Title: “Apparatus for Celestial Observation and Introspection”
Location: My first choice of location is one of the cells in cellblock 2 that has a
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Part A:
Illustrations (1-5 drawings) (see attached)
Part B:
Installation Title and Location:
Title: “Apparatus for Celestial Observation and Introspection”
Location: My first choice of location is one of the cells in cellblock 2 that has a
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Work Description:
In this proposed project for Watermans, 1000 bargain bin CDs are purchased and made available to visitors to browse, playback and take-away if they wish. Rather than a constantly updated library of the latest hits, these albums are the
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Work Description:
In this proposed project for Watermans, 1000 bargain bin CDs are purchased and made available to visitors to browse, playback and take-away if they wish. Rather than a constantly updated library of the latest hits, these albums are the
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The project entitled “Contingency Zone” consist of 12 flagpoles, measuring 600cm tall by 6.5cm of diameter, and twelve flags, measuring 220 cm by 100cm, stamped with the repeating pattern [in the colors black and yellow] of the “caution” tapes
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The project entitled “Contingency Zone” consist of 12 flagpoles, measuring 600cm tall by 6.5cm of diameter, and twelve flags, measuring 220 cm by 100cm, stamped with the repeating pattern [in the colors black and yellow] of the “caution” tapes
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