Unbuilt Roads | Agency of Unrealized Projects

U9968

25.03.1997

Passage - Richard Wentworth

Unbuilt Roads

In August 1996 I was invited to propose a pedestrian bridge across the river Thames to connect St Pauls Cathedral to the new Tate Gallery of Modern Art. Realising that bridges are conventionally controlled by the economics of wheeled traffic, and invariab ...

Bridge, London, River Thames, Unbuilt Roads

U9263

01.01.1974

CIVITAS Stadtpostkarten - Lothar Baumgarten

Unbuilt Roads

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 ...

Architecture, Bridges, City, Postcard, Tourism, Unbuilt Roads, Urban

U9811

01.01.1960

Monument with Rust - Gustav Metzger

Unbuilt Roads

three projects about which I have been thinking for some time. The first construction is to be about 18 feet high with a base about 24 ft. by 18 ft. The principle of this technique was suggested by Mr. E. LI. Evans, who worked in the corrosion of meta ...

London, Monument, Rust, Science, Steel, Unbuilt Roads

U9277

01.01.1997

PROPOSALl + VOORSTEL - Guillame Bijl

Unbuilt Roads

An abstract sculpture is standing on an ellipse pavement platform, surrounded by city lights, a city seal and a small flower arrangement. Een buitenaards stalen abstract object (±7m) is midden in de stadskem geland. Er zijn balustraden rond gebouwd. ...

Abstract, Public art, Sculpture, Unbuilt Roads

U9913

01.01.1974

654 THINGS from The United States - Edward Ruscha

Unbuilt Roads

This was a proposal for the Defense Urban Development area in the city of Paris. The work, which takes on the appearance of a monument, would consist of stone or marble plates, bolted together to create a weather proof box-shaped container, housing shelve ...

America, Mounment, Paris, Time, Time Capsule, Unbuilt Roads

U9258

01.01.1966

Uncompleted 1966 - and on - John Armleder

Unbuilt Roads

I have not kept track of most of my umcompleted projects (and many of the completed ones - ) I believe this is quite alright - Most of what has never been done was either to boring, inconvenient, incorrect, or whatever - no regrets. Some projects made h ...

Drawings, Earth, Ecart, Military, Sculpture, Unbuilt Roads, Water

U9936

23.01.1997

Messages to the Public - Nancy Spero

Unbuilt Roads

Dear Hans-Ulrich, Thank you for inviting me to participate in "Unbuilt Worlds - unrealized artist-projects". Sounds terrific. In 1986 I was invited to participate in a program called "Messages to the Public". The invited artists would be given a 30- ...

Messages, New York, Pro-choice, Public, Unbuilt Roads

U9779

01.01.1988

Relatum (Iron Plate and Stone) - Lee Ufan

Unbuilt Roads

Four natural stones are evenly places around an iron plate, facing each other. As the iron plate is buried one meter below the ground, only the four stones are visible to the viewer. The absence of the iron plate is indicated by a title sign which ind ...

Iron, Metal, Olympics, Sculpture, Seoul, Stone, Unbuilt Roads

U9628

19.11.1969

Unrealized project for Tate Gallery + ICA, 1969 - Gilbert and George

Unbuilt Roads

Memo to: Director From: Richard Christmas Crib sculpture by Gilbert and George Gilbert and George have asked if, despite our discouraging reply about their recent proposal to present a sculpture for one evening, I will present to you personally the ...

authenticity, Christmas, ICA, London, Performance, Sculpture, Tate, Unbuilt Roads

U9684

01.01.1992

Entwurf für einen erneuerten Malkasten 1992 - 1994 - Ulrike Holthöfer

Unbuilt Roads

„Entwurf für einen erneuerten Malkasten" 1992 - 1994 Gemeinschaftsprojekt Jacobischer Garten/ Malkasten Düsseldorf: 22000 m2 großer historischer Garten und Gebäudesubstanz (Jacobihaus, Hentrichbau, Randgebäude) im Zentrum der Stadt Düsse ...

City Planning, Community, History, Paint, Society, Unbuilt Roads

U9610

01.01.1988

Tulips for Amsterdam - Isa Genzken

Unbuilt Roads

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 ...

Amsterdam, Blumen, Flowers, Highway, Metal, Sculpture, Unbuilt Roads

U9293

01.01.1978

The World is a Theater and we each have a role - Louise Bourgeois

Unbuilt Roads

A circular construction in wood, painted sky blue and white. In 3 dimensions. An upside down dome. A small figure stands in the center. (eventually reasons why the work has not be realized) Complicated and too expensive but never discarded. ...

Metaphor, Sculpture, Space, Unbuilt Roads, Universe, Wood

U9988

01.10.1987

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 ...

City Hall, City Life, Community, History, Public, Unbuilt Roads

U9945

01.01.1994

MAK - Wien - Rosemarie Trockel

Unbuilt Roads

Idee: linke Autospur de [unleserlich] durch dis [?]halle (Saal) verlege[?]. ...

Auto, Auto Halle, Cars, Transportation, Travel, Unbuilt Roads

U9701

01.01.1994

Festival du film de famille - Pierre Huyghe

Unbuilt Roads

Le Festival du film de famille est un événement qui séted sur 3 jours, c'est le pant de dipart d'une dénie partagée qui peut se répéter sur plusieurs [arnisé?]. Une communanté affactive [illisible] son [basan?] d'histories par sa propre producti ...

Family, Festival, Film, Unbuilt Roads

U9660

01.01.1995

Double Exposure 1995-6 - Dan Graham

Unbuilt Roads

This pavilion is enterable through a sliding 2-way mirror door in one side, is sited in a landscape with some trees, a large visible vista. The 4m x 4m x 4m pavilion has two 2-way mirror sides. The third side is a cibachrome transparency which shows th ...

Landscape, Mirror, Pavilion, Sunset, Time, Unbuilt Roads

U9764

01.01.1974

Just Before Dawn - David Lamelas

Unbuilt Roads

Color/16m.m - 50 minutes/£800 JUST BEFORE DAWN by Davd Lamelas The project is basically an analysis of the elements by which narative primarily works on Film Narrative conventions. There is already something that we understand as "comme ...

Film, Hollywood, London, Mystery, Time, Unbuilt Roads

U9926

01.01.1997

The Rosetta Garden - Gary Simmons

Unbuilt Roads

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 ...

Community, Garden, History, Rosetta Stone, Unbuilt Roads

U9646

16.01.1997

Dog Jaw Monument - A Futurist Tele-introject - Leon Golub

Unbuilt Roads

Years: A.D 2096, A.D. 2777, A.D. 3096 See drawing (to be submitted if desired) note: time - 2096 - becoming a critical exponential extension of the artist's hand (eventual reasons why the work has not been realised) Project has not reached a cri ...

Events, Future, Monument, Pathos, Time, Unbuilt Roads

U9823

13.02.1997

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 ...

America, Atomic Bomb, Navy, Unbuilt Roads, Veterans, War

U9747

01.01.1968

A House of Dust - Alison Knowles

Unbuilt Roads

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 ...

Computer, Language, Poetry, Technology, Unbuilt Roads

U9736

12.03.1997

Battery Park City - Per Kirkeby

Unbuilt Roads

Dear Mr. Kirkeby Today I received the ektachromes for the book on unrealised projects form Michael Werner in New York-many thanks. We would be most thankful if you could fax us some more text related to these projects. With my best regards Hans Ulrich ...

City, Park, Public, Site Specific, Unbuilt Roads

U9953

01.01.1974

Temple of the western buddha (1971 Kathmedu) - Herman de Vries

Unbuilt Roads

a circle of sacred trees in the east side of the circle a flat stone as seat uder a boddhi tree (ficus religiosa). other trees in the circle: ficus bengalensis, aegle marmelos,butea frondosa,melia azadirachta,prosopis spicigera,thevetia neriifolia, sa ...

Buddha, Religion, Trees, Unbuilt Roads

U9690

01.01.1995

Untitled, modeled after the Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal... - Jenny Holzer

Unbuilt Roads

Title of the project: Untitled, modeled after the Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal, a lazer projection of Lustmord texts onto a 1913 Battle of nations Monument. (100yr in Leipzig, Germany anniversary of 1813 battle) Description: Jenny s ...

America, Germany, Memorial, Text, Unbuilt Roads, Values, War

U9804

25.03.1997

Unrealized Projects - Jonas Meckas

Unbuilt Roads

Dear Hans Ulrich: Tonight I am thinking about my unrealized projects. I have many of them. One is: To publish a book of IDEAS. I consider that ideas are the cheapest thing in the world. I have about 10,000 of them. But I have no time to put them all in ...

Books, Diaries, Ideas, river, Unbuilt Roads

U9941

01.01.1993

No title, as the project only reached proposal stage - Rikrit Tiravanija

Unbuilt Roads

Proposal No. 1 (a) In the exhibition space, in proximation (as precisely as possible) to actual space. Replicate (Reconstruct) in architectural scale, space and in specific: detail, the office of the director of the museum. (b) All contents (in deta ...

Architecture, Director, Museum, Unbuilt Roads