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15,6 x 20,0 cm, 146p, softcover
On 5 February 2018 I ripped the 146 pages from François Fosca Renoir, 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.
Production:
Sabine Brismontier assisted by Audrey Chenu
English translation:
Caroline Taylor-Bouché
Photoengraving: Fotoprim, Paris
Flashing: Typophot, Paris
Paper: BVS mat 135 g, Muller Ménage
Printing: Imprimerie Hérissey, Évreux
First printed by imprimerie Hérissey in Évreux, in February 1998
Cover:
Panamarenko, U-Control III, 1972, wood, polyester film, carbon,
bamboo, metal
Sonia Delaunay, Rhythme, 1938, oil on canvas
Robert Delauney: Rhythme nº 1, 1938, oil on canvas L'Équipe de Cardiff, 1912-1913, oil on canvas Nu à la coiffeuse, 1915, oil on canvas Symphonie colorée, 1915-1917, oil on canvas Rhythme, joie de vivre, 1930, oil on canvas Tour Eiffel, 1926, oil on canvas
On 1 October 2017 I ripped the 146 pages from Susanne Pagé (ed)Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 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.
