Samson (1985) is an artwork by Chris Burden. In his words: “a museum installation consisting of a 100 ton jack connected to a gear box and a turnstile. The 100 ton jack pushes two large timbers against the bearing walls of the museum. Each visitor to the exhibition must pass through the turnstile in order to see the exhibition. Each input on the turnstile ever so slightly expands the jack, and ultimately, if enough people ...
I’m back from Venice. This year’s Biennale is very light and easy to watch. I guess also easy to forget. Anyway, this is my “best of”:
Denmark + Nordic Countries PavillionMexican PavillionDistortion exhibitionCatalunya PavillionEmbassy of Piracy at Magazzini del SaleCile PavillionAustrian PavillionMapping the Studio at Punta della DoganaUnconditional Love (AES+F video)Miranda July, Ceal Floyer, Lara Favaretto, Chu Yun, and a few other works I can’t remember at Arsenale
the official review is under construction but the photo-collection ...
Nature is a strange, mysterious place in Tobias Stretch‘s videos. Full of big eyed creatures. I’m totally hypnotized…
website – showreel on vimeo
Le farfalle come gli uccelli di Hitchcock? Le foto sono di Robert e Shana Parkeharrison…
p.s. butterflies are the new black. forget the skulls
Alberto De Michele è un artista italiano che vive in Olanda. Questa storia è vera grazie a lui.
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L’artista inglese Jack Strange ha appoggiato una palla di piombo sulla lettera G della tastiera. Va lasciata lì finchè il computer non crasha…
Miart 2009 + mostre in giro per la città. Il solito reportage è qui…
[photo: Marcello Maloberti]
