Georges Gougenheim
Let Mots Français
dans l'Histoire et dans la Vie
dans l'Histoire et dans la Vie
© Éditions A. et J. Picard, 1975
82, rue Bonaparte, Paris
Dépot légal: Ier trim. 1975 – Nº Éditeur: 1428
IMPRIMERIE FLOCH
53100 Mayenne
Nº 13094 – 1975
14,0 x 19,0 cm, 322p, softcover
On 12 October 2017 I ripped the 322 pages from Georges Gougenheim Les Mots Français dans l'Histoire et dans la Vie, tore them in half and threw them in the Hole I've been Diggin' for Gordon in a basement at an undisclosed location in Antwerpen since 20 February 2006.
The title refers to Gordon Matta-Clark whose last and major work ‘Office Baroque’ in Antwerpen I illegally visited at the start of my career as an artist. The performance/installation evolved into a ‘mash-up’ with ingredients from the works of various avantgarde artists from the 70’s. For instance a slant row of florescent lights inspired by Dan Flavin takes care of lightning and an endless ladder as imagined by Vito Acconci makes it possible to get in and out of the hole. The work was made visible through a number of side actions and performances where I used some of the dirt I had been digging up. Most of the dirt was used to fill up James Lee Byars' tomb.
As of 9 September 2017 the Hole is filled with precious books from my private library.
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