Extracts from an unpublished interview with Michael Archer for Phaidon press:
...Around the same period I made a proposal for the New Contemporaries exhibition which was going to be held at the ICA. In those days the toilets were on either side of the
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Extracts from an unpublished interview with Michael Archer for Phaidon press:
...Around the same period I made a proposal for the New Contemporaries exhibition which was going to be held at the ICA. In those days the toilets were on either side of the
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City Hall Tower Night Ilumination - Krysztof Wodiczko
Unbuilt Roads
"In the name of "progress" our official culture is striving to force the new media to do the work of the old."
-Marshall McLuhan
"For the city of today does speak to us, but it is also at certain points and in certain orders remarkably silent. There a
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"In the name of "progress" our official culture is striving to force the new media to do the work of the old."
-Marshall McLuhan
"For the city of today does speak to us, but it is also at certain points and in certain orders remarkably silent. There a
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In collaboration with Brooklyn Technical High School and Andrea Claire
The Rosetta Garden
Proposal for a vacant lot, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Gary Simmons' proposal is both a reclamation of vacant land and the physical embodiment of philosophical pu
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In collaboration with Brooklyn Technical High School and Andrea Claire
The Rosetta Garden
Proposal for a vacant lot, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Gary Simmons' proposal is both a reclamation of vacant land and the physical embodiment of philosophical pu
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l'ecran video Geant construit dans le prolongement de l'architecture de l'opera de la ville (Philipszaal) difuse en continue une image de la mer inversée.
(Eventuellement raisons pour lesquelles le travail n'a pu etre realise)
Cout élevé. (Trop!)
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l'ecran video Geant construit dans le prolongement de l'architecture de l'opera de la ville (Philipszaal) difuse en continue une image de la mer inversée.
(Eventuellement raisons pour lesquelles le travail n'a pu etre realise)
Cout élevé. (Trop!)
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Beschreibung des Modells bitte dem Katalog "Katharina Fritsch, Museum, Biennale Venedig 1995" entnehmen. (Erster Abschnitt: Modell 1:10) Der Katalog ist bei Cantz in Stuttgart gedruckt.
Previous Publications (?)
Katalog der Biennale Venedig 1995 (s
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Beschreibung des Modells bitte dem Katalog "Katharina Fritsch, Museum, Biennale Venedig 1995" entnehmen. (Erster Abschnitt: Modell 1:10) Der Katalog ist bei Cantz in Stuttgart gedruckt.
Previous Publications (?)
Katalog der Biennale Venedig 1995 (s
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Einige Überlegungen zur Emblematik von Ansichtskarten. Abgebildete Sehenswürdigkeiten gelangen auf Ansichtskarten durch die häufig gewählte Zentralperspektive in die Nähe ausgestellter Backwaren. Die siegelhaft stilisierte Heraldik, eines immer wiede
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Einige Überlegungen zur Emblematik von Ansichtskarten. Abgebildete Sehenswürdigkeiten gelangen auf Ansichtskarten durch die häufig gewählte Zentralperspektive in die Nähe ausgestellter Backwaren. Die siegelhaft stilisierte Heraldik, eines immer wiede
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Jake and Dinos Chapman's five proposals for an empty plinth situated on central londons trafalgar square - Jake and Dinos Chapman
Unbuilt Roads
commissioned by liberal daily broadsheet newspaper ironically suggesting the most unsuitable artists possible to produce the most unsuitable public sculpture never to be realized: ha ha ha, very funny we suggest one of the following:
project 'Hawki
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commissioned by liberal daily broadsheet newspaper ironically suggesting the most unsuitable artists possible to produce the most unsuitable public sculpture never to be realized: ha ha ha, very funny we suggest one of the following:
project 'Hawki
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A commission for the SkyDome sports stadium in Toronto, Canada.
"General Idea's World Record takes the form of an Illuminated sign suspended overhead and running for the complete circumference of the SkyDome's circular interior street. It will display
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A commission for the SkyDome sports stadium in Toronto, Canada.
"General Idea's World Record takes the form of an Illuminated sign suspended overhead and running for the complete circumference of the SkyDome's circular interior street. It will display
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Auf dem Wege nach Amsterdam sollten wir 30 meter hohe stahltulpen im würde leicht Schwingend die Autofahrer. Links und rechts oder Autobahn begrußen. (Jede Blüte in ihre eigenen farbe)
(eventually reasons why the work has not been realised)
Die A
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Auf dem Wege nach Amsterdam sollten wir 30 meter hohe stahltulpen im würde leicht Schwingend die Autofahrer. Links und rechts oder Autobahn begrußen. (Jede Blüte in ihre eigenen farbe)
(eventually reasons why the work has not been realised)
Die A
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House with half sphere swimming pool in the center
(eventually reasons why the work has not been realised)
No Time
Previous Publications (?)
No
Existing Documents (photos, drawings, models):
Drawing
Other remarks
Designed after a v
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House with half sphere swimming pool in the center
(eventually reasons why the work has not been realised)
No Time
Previous Publications (?)
No
Existing Documents (photos, drawings, models):
Drawing
Other remarks
Designed after a v
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A FAIRLY TALL TOWER, 48,000 Miles High - - Siah Armajani
Unbuilt Roads
Location: Outer Space
Status: Theoretical study
Proposal to build a self-supporting tower suspended in space but anchored at one point to the earth (U. S. ).
All synchronous satellites of the earth are located at the synchronous altitude. This al
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Location: Outer Space
Status: Theoretical study
Proposal to build a self-supporting tower suspended in space but anchored at one point to the earth (U. S. ).
All synchronous satellites of the earth are located at the synchronous altitude. This al
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Douglas Gordon - 5 year drive-by; proposal for a public artwork.
Unbuilt Roads
Originally presented at the Biennale de Lyon, 1995.
The work is something of a companion piece to 24 Hour Psycho but it may, appear to be a little more extreme in some ways. I want to work with John Ford's film The Searchers which is, I think, the ar
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Originally presented at the Biennale de Lyon, 1995.
The work is something of a companion piece to 24 Hour Psycho but it may, appear to be a little more extreme in some ways. I want to work with John Ford's film The Searchers which is, I think, the ar
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La scultura doveva essere posata davanti alla nuova ala del parlamento olandese di Den Haag. Sono partito dalla struttura ampia, di grande presenza, degll fumaioli che si vedevano sui tetto del vecchio parlamento. Questa strutture architectonica era diven
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La scultura doveva essere posata davanti alla nuova ala del parlamento olandese di Den Haag. Sono partito dalla struttura ampia, di grande presenza, degll fumaioli che si vedevano sui tetto del vecchio parlamento. Questa strutture architectonica era diven
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1964-66
Two Lower Manhattan Wrapped Buildings, Project for New York, U.S.A.
1967
Wrapped Galleria Nazionale, Project for Rome, Italy.
Ponte Sant' Angelo Wrapped, Project for Rome, Italy.
Wrapped Trees, Project for Washington Pa
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1964-66
Two Lower Manhattan Wrapped Buildings, Project for New York, U.S.A.
1967
Wrapped Galleria Nazionale, Project for Rome, Italy.
Ponte Sant' Angelo Wrapped, Project for Rome, Italy.
Wrapped Trees, Project for Washington Pa
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Unbetitelt, Gänse-Projekt + Noch unbetitelt , " Durch den Mund sehen " + Kartoffeln - Carsten Holler
Unbuilt Roads
Unbetitelt, Gänse-Projekt
1996
Junge Graugänse werden auf einen ferhgesteurten Flugdrachen geprägt, indem sie im Moment des Schlüpfens mit diesem Objekt konfrontiert werden. Der Flugdrachen übernimmt die Rolle der Mutter. Später, wen
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Unbetitelt, Gänse-Projekt
1996
Junge Graugänse werden auf einen ferhgesteurten Flugdrachen geprägt, indem sie im Moment des Schlüpfens mit diesem Objekt konfrontiert werden. Der Flugdrachen übernimmt die Rolle der Mutter. Später, wen
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Dear Hans-Ulrich Obrist,
I'm sending some images to you on disk. There are four stills of a theater set. (et 1 and et 2 on the first disk and et 3 and et5 on the second disk.) These are printable using Photoshop 3.0.
Here is the text you asked for
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Dear Hans-Ulrich Obrist,
I'm sending some images to you on disk. There are four stills of a theater set. (et 1 and et 2 on the first disk and et 3 and et5 on the second disk.) These are printable using Photoshop 3.0.
Here is the text you asked for
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Merci, Thank you, Danke: Les 2 sujets - Thomas Hirschorn
Unbuilt Roads
Pour les affichés 4x3 devant l'immeuble Valois/Saint-Honoré je propose deux sujets issus de la serie "merci, Thank you, Danke". Ces sujets sont deux collages sur carton d'un format assez petit (eviron 20x40 pour l'un et 20x40 pour l'autre) Cette serie j
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Pour les affichés 4x3 devant l'immeuble Valois/Saint-Honoré je propose deux sujets issus de la serie "merci, Thank you, Danke". Ces sujets sont deux collages sur carton d'un format assez petit (eviron 20x40 pour l'un et 20x40 pour l'autre) Cette serie j
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The House of Dust was first a computer poem using fortran language. The quatrains are all different, each line randomly connected. The form shifting categories for the house are: the material of manufature, the locations the light source and the inhabitan
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The House of Dust was first a computer poem using fortran language. The quatrains are all different, each line randomly connected. The form shifting categories for the house are: the material of manufature, the locations the light source and the inhabitan
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Brücke Wein-Kanal Arch. Hermann Czech, Wein - Franz West
Unbuilt Roads
Denen, die in dieselben Flüsse steigen, fließen immer neue Wasser zu , und (immer neue) Seelen entsteigen der Feuchtigkeit.
Heraklit, Fragment 12[1]
Linkes Brückenauflager
Ansicht Nordwest M 1:33
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Denen, die in dieselben Flüsse steigen, fließen immer neue Wasser zu , und (immer neue) Seelen entsteigen der Feuchtigkeit.
Heraklit, Fragment 12[1]
Linkes Brückenauflager
Ansicht Nordwest M 1:33
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Financial Times Millennium Bridge Competition - Richard Serra and Frank Gehry
Unbuilt Roads
Design Intent:
The main purpose of a footbridge across the Thames should be more than to transport people most efficiently from point A to point B. We propose, instead, a bridge where sociality becomes the dominant practical purpose, a structure which
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Design Intent:
The main purpose of a footbridge across the Thames should be more than to transport people most efficiently from point A to point B. We propose, instead, a bridge where sociality becomes the dominant practical purpose, a structure which
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Geplanter Standort:
Naturwissenschaftliches Zentrum der Westfälischen Wilhelmsuniversität, Münster
Material:
Betonguß
Maße:
Tiefe 2,30 m, Breite 25,0 m, Länge 25,0 m
Note
The piece is a rhomboid square depression with the p
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Geplanter Standort:
Naturwissenschaftliches Zentrum der Westfälischen Wilhelmsuniversität, Münster
Material:
Betonguß
Maße:
Tiefe 2,30 m, Breite 25,0 m, Länge 25,0 m
Note
The piece is a rhomboid square depression with the p
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Miscellaneous Instruments
FORM 5:I-3.02
RIGHT-OF-PRIVACY RELEASE
Short Form
[Name of Motion Picture Company]
[Address]
Dear Sirs:
I am one of the persons of whom [name of author] wrote in his book [name of book]. You are p
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Miscellaneous Instruments
FORM 5:I-3.02
RIGHT-OF-PRIVACY RELEASE
Short Form
[Name of Motion Picture Company]
[Address]
Dear Sirs:
I am one of the persons of whom [name of author] wrote in his book [name of book]. You are p
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d'un projet dédié aux victimes de la Shoah. - Christian Boltanski
Unbuilt Roads
Il y a quelques années, j'ai éte invité à réfléchir à la réalisation d'un projet dédié aux victimes de la Shoah. Ce monument devait être installé en face du Reichstag à Berlin. J'avais répondu alors que je pensais que les monuments étaient
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Il y a quelques années, j'ai éte invité à réfléchir à la réalisation d'un projet dédié aux victimes de la Shoah. Ce monument devait être installé en face du Reichstag à Berlin. J'avais répondu alors que je pensais que les monuments étaient
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Project tor the Veterans Administration Hospital--Bay Pines, Florida. - Robert Morris
Unbuilt Roads
13 Feb 97
Att: Hans Ulrich Obrist
From: R. Morris (fax:914-255-2781)
Re: Unbuilt Roads
Dear Hans Ulrich Obrist,
Thanks for you recent fax inviting me to participate in your project. I send along some information about a project that might be
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13 Feb 97
Att: Hans Ulrich Obrist
From: R. Morris (fax:914-255-2781)
Re: Unbuilt Roads
Dear Hans Ulrich Obrist,
Thanks for you recent fax inviting me to participate in your project. I send along some information about a project that might be
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Ruderaltisch, 1994/95 Kunst am Bau - Projekt - Lois Weinberger
Unbuilt Roads
Die Arbeit besteht aus einem Betontisch im Freien / auf dem erdgefüllte / allgegenwärtige Behälter / wie entleerte Öldosen / leere Farbkübel / „unverwüstliche Plastiksäcke" stehen. Eine Bepflanzung wird nicht vorgenommen / da die im Freiland
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Die Arbeit besteht aus einem Betontisch im Freien / auf dem erdgefüllte / allgegenwärtige Behälter / wie entleerte Öldosen / leere Farbkübel / „unverwüstliche Plastiksäcke" stehen. Eine Bepflanzung wird nicht vorgenommen / da die im Freiland
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