PROPOSAL FOR SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION, IN PUBLIC - Chris Burden
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I propose that a typical working fisherman's boat 30 to 50 feet in length be attached to the side of the new Seattle Art Museum building. The boat's bow would point skyward, it's keel resting along one side of the building . A cable from the roof to the b
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I propose that a typical working fisherman's boat 30 to 50 feet in length be attached to the side of the new Seattle Art Museum building. The boat's bow would point skyward, it's keel resting along one side of the building . A cable from the roof to the b
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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
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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
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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
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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
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„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
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„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
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A FAIRLY TALL TOWER, 48,000 Miles High - - Siah Armajani
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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119. PROJET DE DESTRUCTION DU MUSEE 1970 - 1971 - Jef Geys
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Plan pour devoir Musée o'anu[?]s avec autorisation et aide de ministères contactes
(Eventuellement raisons pour lesquelles le travail n'a pu etre realise)
Refus ministères de la defense etc.
Publications:
Kempens informatieblad
Contact
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Plan pour devoir Musée o'anu[?]s avec autorisation et aide de ministères contactes
(Eventuellement raisons pour lesquelles le travail n'a pu etre realise)
Refus ministères de la defense etc.
Publications:
Kempens informatieblad
Contact
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City Hall Tower Night Ilumination - Krysztof Wodiczko
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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 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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Making for Art - 100 Unsucceeded Presentation - 1995, 1996, - Yutaka Sone
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In this project, I visit one hundred curators individually who work at contemporary museum or make shows by their own style to present my works
But in this project, all my presentations must be rejected by all curators, which means each of them will en
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In this project, I visit one hundred curators individually who work at contemporary museum or make shows by their own style to present my works
But in this project, all my presentations must be rejected by all curators, which means each of them will en
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Dear Hans:
The most passionate times in the studio is the birth of a new idea. It gets all the juices that make being an artist flow. Sadly many wonderful ideas are not realized because one is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I chose to live a
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Dear Hans:
The most passionate times in the studio is the birth of a new idea. It gets all the juices that make being an artist flow. Sadly many wonderful ideas are not realized because one is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I chose to live a
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Dog Jaw Monument - A Futurist Tele-introject - Leon Golub
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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
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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
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In response to an invitation to propose a public art project anywhere in Italy I designed a house to be built in Milan. The basic drawings were completed and submitted for consideration. At this point an architectural practice in Milan became involved and
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In response to an invitation to propose a public art project anywhere in Italy I designed a house to be built in Milan. The basic drawings were completed and submitted for consideration. At this point an architectural practice in Milan became involved and
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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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An outdoor concrete sculpture, yet uncompleted.
This minimal sculpture is to be built using the traditional catwalk runway model, as in use for most fashion shows. Although adaptable, it should be constructed according to standard proportions, in a
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An outdoor concrete sculpture, yet uncompleted.
This minimal sculpture is to be built using the traditional catwalk runway model, as in use for most fashion shows. Although adaptable, it should be constructed according to standard proportions, in a
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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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a "U.S, Highway" - size billboard structure built along some street or auto-route. It would be complete with lights, but built on a structure to look at, that is to say, without a 'message' Without text or images superimposed.
(eventually reasons why
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a "U.S, Highway" - size billboard structure built along some street or auto-route. It would be complete with lights, but built on a structure to look at, that is to say, without a 'message' Without text or images superimposed.
(eventually reasons why
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Monsieur l'Abbe Pierre,
il y a sans doute d'autres points que je n'ai pas imagines mais une conversation permettrait sans doute d'apporter des rectifications. Je sollicite votre bienveillance et votre engagement pour pouvoir m'autoriser a vous rencontr
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Monsieur l'Abbe Pierre,
il y a sans doute d'autres points que je n'ai pas imagines mais une conversation permettrait sans doute d'apporter des rectifications. Je sollicite votre bienveillance et votre engagement pour pouvoir m'autoriser a vous rencontr
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see my letter
(eventually reasons why the work has not been realised)
Anxiety
Previous Publications (?)
This thing is mentioned in "Fabio Mauri Opere e Azioni 1954-1994" Giorgio Mondadori Ed.
Exisiting Documents (photos, drawings, models):
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see my letter
(eventually reasons why the work has not been realised)
Anxiety
Previous Publications (?)
This thing is mentioned in "Fabio Mauri Opere e Azioni 1954-1994" Giorgio Mondadori Ed.
Exisiting Documents (photos, drawings, models):
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Sehr geehrte Frau Sabolewski,
auf Veranlassung von Herrn Obrist übersende ich Ihnen anbei die Kataloge " Yves Klein/Werner Ruhnau" und "Baukunst" . Dort finden Sie Zeichnungen, Modellfotos etc. , die Sie gern verwenden können. Das "Feuer-Wasser-Lu
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Sehr geehrte Frau Sabolewski,
auf Veranlassung von Herrn Obrist übersende ich Ihnen anbei die Kataloge " Yves Klein/Werner Ruhnau" und "Baukunst" . Dort finden Sie Zeichnungen, Modellfotos etc. , die Sie gern verwenden können. Das "Feuer-Wasser-Lu
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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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Eine Kreisfläche von ca. 30m Durchmesser ist auf dem offenen zum Ministerium für Bildung und Wiesenschaft und dem Ministerium für Justiz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehörenden ebenen Gelände in Bonn-BadGodesberg zu markieren, wenn möglich auf d
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Eine Kreisfläche von ca. 30m Durchmesser ist auf dem offenen zum Ministerium für Bildung und Wiesenschaft und dem Ministerium für Justiz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehörenden ebenen Gelände in Bonn-BadGodesberg zu markieren, wenn möglich auf d
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The location is Domplatz, Münster. The Place is the reconstructed wall at the west wing of the Dome. This was the previous entrance of the Dome before it was destroyed in the way. It does not have an entrance any more but has twelve large windows forming
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The location is Domplatz, Münster. The Place is the reconstructed wall at the west wing of the Dome. This was the previous entrance of the Dome before it was destroyed in the way. It does not have an entrance any more but has twelve large windows forming
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Fax Transmission - Raymond Pettibone and Jason Rhoades
Unbuilt Roads
Fax to: HANS-ULRICH OBRIST
From Jason Rhoades
Greeting HAN-ULRICH
Well the project sounded great but I didn't have any unfulfilled projects that I sad appropriate for the project, but just last sunday I was at the race track with raymon pettibone
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Fax to: HANS-ULRICH OBRIST
From Jason Rhoades
Greeting HAN-ULRICH
Well the project sounded great but I didn't have any unfulfilled projects that I sad appropriate for the project, but just last sunday I was at the race track with raymon pettibone
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Placid Earth: A Project for the Meeting of Millennia - Cai Guo Quiang
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Observed from space, the Earth at night is ablaze with lights.
During the last second of this century and the first second of the next century--the two seconds when the millennia meet-all inhabitants of the Earth should turn off their lights, letting t
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Observed from space, the Earth at night is ablaze with lights.
During the last second of this century and the first second of the next century--the two seconds when the millennia meet-all inhabitants of the Earth should turn off their lights, letting t
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