Rippin' for Gordon - #038 - Painting in Flanders Caves in

Painting
in Flanders after 1980

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Colophon
A publicatio  of Openbaar
Kunstbezit in Vlaanderen

Designed by
Rob Buytaert
Annemie Vandezande

Coordinated and edited by
Mark Vanvaeck

Production Manager
Peter Wouters

Production Assistent
Greet Vlegels

Printer
Drukkerij Die Keure, Brugge

Pre-press
Grafisch Buro Geert Lefevre

Translation
Gregory Ball

Registered publisher:
P. Wouters Huis 'den Rhyn'
Hofstraat 15 2000 Antwerp

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ISSN 1373-4873
WD 2005/7892/15

22,0 x 28,0 cm, 52p, softcover

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On 19 November 2017 I ripped the 52 pages from Painting in Flanders after 1980, 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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Rippin' for Gordon - #032 - Gerrit Komrij Averechts & Achterover

Gerrit Komrij
Achterover

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Eerste druk november 1980
Tweede druk november 1980
Derde druk mei 1981

Copyright © 1980 Gerrit Komrij, Amsterdam

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden verveelvoudigd en/of
openbaar gemaakt, door middel van druk, fotokopie, micro-
film of op welke wijze dan ook, zonder voorafgaande
schriftelijke toestemming van B V Uitgeverij De Arbedierspers,
Singel 262, Amsterdam. No part of this book may be reproduced in
any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means, without
written permission from B V Uitgeverij De Arbedierspers, Singel 262, 
Amsterdam.

Omslag F.-L. Schmied
Grafische vormgeving Alje Olthof
Druk Geuze & Co's Drukkerij BV, Dordrecht

ISBN 90 295 26939

11,9 x 19,9 cm, 322p, softcover

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On 5 November 2017 I ripped the 322 pages from Gerrit Komrij Averechts, 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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