Discomfort
Negative irritations maximised.
Who do these people think they are?
Our meat-wrapping is often insufficient.
Is our “Tryout Masculinity” insufficient?
More
Cease and desist, or light up your own fires.
Friction as fuel.
Tips for purpose.
A body for the push.
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Discomfort at art institutions. Discomfort at the edges of your own body. Discomfort at a market in which you are marked “an apolitical commodity”. Discomfort at the loss of becoming, at genderbending for the first time. Discomfort at the paying of dues to all of those who got naked before us. Discomfort at state-funded artivist organizations that make you feel unwelcome. Discomfort at irritated heteronormativity, at your own inner oppressive discourses. Discomfort as gasoline to blast a fire that burns good-hearted tips into a sculptural claim.
One foot inside of the Rijksakademie and one outside. – AC.
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- Catalog No.
- 00326-2000-PsW2000-ADOLESCENTAMERICA
- Title
- ADOLESCENT AMERICA
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
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“I was so beaten up as a teenager that I could not stand up.” – SMW.
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- Catalog No.
- 00236-2001-PsW2000-IHATEINSTITUTIONS!
- Title
- I HATE INSTITUTIONS!
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
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- Catalog No.
- 00457-2009-DN-PileOfShit
- Title
- Pile of shit
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Digital word document file
- Object Location
- Digital
- Year
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- Catalog No.
- 00541-2005-Co-VALIE EXPORTCease+DesistLetter
- Title
- VALIE EXPORT ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Outlook Express email service
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- Digital
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- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
Email from lawyer.
- Reflection Notes
“I/we found VALIE’s email to me from 2004, please find it attached for archiving eventually. In the archive we should blur or censor VALIE’s personal email address of course. This is just for you, now, for your eyes only… (James Bond’s theme tune runs through my head… :)” – SMW.
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Photographer: Robin Wassink-Murray
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- 00884-2005-DoP-UntitledFirstNakedPublicPerfo…
- Title
- Untitled (First Naked Public Performance)
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Live performance
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Year
- Technical Notes
Video documentation of performance (color video with sound, 37:37) // duration of performance: 37:37. Performance Date: 11 September 2005. Event: ‘When the Lady Talks’. Location: Arminius Church Rotterdam.
- Reflection Notes
From 17. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “I get naked at around 6:39 on the video… first naked performance, untitled I think, where I was so nervous that I drank an entire bottle of red wine before I went on and could barely speak. I am wearing the dress by Karl Lagerfeld for H&M that Radna also has :) And the long black coat is meant to reference Hannah Wilke's performance https://www.eai.org/titles/int... and simultaneously the Blackgama images I commented on in Whatsapp: http://www.blackglama.com/camp...” – SMW.
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Photographer: Robin Wassink-Murray
- Catalog No.
- 00612-2009-PSP-TryoutMasculinityVenusEnvySho…
- Title
- Tryout Masculinity Venus Envy Shots (Sands and Peter)
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Variable
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- Digital
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- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
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- Technical Notes
Location: Peter Brandt’s Apartment Copenhagen, Denmark (21 August 2009). Images by: Double Performalist Self Portraits together with Robin Wassink-Murray.
- Reflection Notes
8 april 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “‘Tryout Masculinity Venus Envy Shots’ by me and www.peter-brandt.com in Copenhagen taken by Robin on this same trip to Denmark in 2009. Robin took these in Peter’s studio in his apartment. I’ve broken my friendship with Peter for various reasons which we can talk about. But these pictures are the only pix I have with another male body artist of this nature.” – SMW.
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- Catalog No.
- 01474-2012-DN-AdrianPiperArchivingTips
- Title
- Adrian Piper Archiving Tips
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Digital word document file
- Object Location
- Digital
- Year
- Technical Notes
Archiving tips sent to SMW by Adrian Piper via email in 2012 in response to photographs of SMW’s studio shared with Piper.
- Reflection Notes
“(We had) To put AP’s tips to the test.” – SMW.
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- Catalog No.
- 01479-2020-UbR-VondelbunkerGoesToTheGiftScie…
- Title
- Vondelbunker goes to the Gift Science Archive
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Digital word document file
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- Year
- Technical Notes
Text co-written by Amalia Calderón and Megan Hoetger for a proposed collaboration with Vondelbunker as part of the GSA archiving marathon series, which was never realised due to pandemic conditions and the lack of interest by the artistic committee of the Vondelbunker.
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- Catalog No.
- 00343-2000-PsW2000-GAYISDRIVING
- Title
- GAY IS DRIVING
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“Did I ask for your opinion? Stay in your body.” – AC. “Stay in your lane.” – SMW.
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- Catalog No.
- 02286-c2015-TwA4-Narcissism/Capitalism
- Title
- Narcissism/Capitalism
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 21
- Materials
- Gouache and acrylic paint on pages of Gai Pied magazine
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
The pages are yellowed and cracked with age. Dutch Curator Erik Hagoort gave SMW a few huge boxes of these French gay liberation magazines from the 80s, and SMW intuitively started painting on them. There are many more than those listed in the archive.
- Reflection Notes
“I had to throw away a lot of these, there were also Dutch gay liberation magazines in the boxes Erik Hagoort gave me, called ‘De Verkeerde Krant’ or so, (‘van de verkeerde kant’ was a Dutch saying for a queer person) but due to storage I could not keep everything as a resource to use. There are hundreds of these painted drawings, and they get quite a good response. Paul Thek = newspaper paintings, Karen Finley = same as Paul Thek, Erik Hagoort is the partner of Dutch artist Albert van Westing and AA Bronson showed a fondness for the drawings.” – SMW.
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Listings connecting to the keyword “Discomfort” (546)
00206-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
c. 2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00206-c2000-PsW2000-SURVIVINGINSPITEOFMYSELF
- Title
- SURVIVING IN SPITE OF MYSELF
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Pen, marker and poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“I can’t bring to throw it away. I just don’t know where it will end.” – SMW.
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00241-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
Jean Genet
c. 2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00241-c2001-PsW2000-Homosexualmen#2
- Title
- Homosexual men #2
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
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- Physical
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- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
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00277-2001…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00277-2001-PsW2000-ORALANDANAL
- Title
- ORAL AND ANAL
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
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- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Technical Notes
19:15 at night. 14th March, Wednesday. De Ruijterkade 128, 2nd Floor (first studio address outside of school).
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00311-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
c. 2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00311-c2001-PsW2000-MetSlechteMensenGaatHetA…
- Title
- Met Slechte Mensen Gaat Het Altijd Good.
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on cardboard
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- Grouping of work
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- Technical Notes
Translation: ‘It’s always going good with bad people’.
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00343-2000…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00343-2000-PsW2000-GAYISDRIVING
- Title
- GAY IS DRIVING
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“Did I ask for your opinion? Stay in your body.” – AC. “Stay in your lane.” – SMW.
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00375-2002…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2002
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00375-2002-PsW2000-GoldFucking
- Title
- Gold Fucking
- Dimensions
- 56.5 x 76.5
- Materials
- Oil crayons on paper
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- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“I’ve always been involved with sex as a kind of truth.” – SMW. “My body is almost a language to the research (the sex), which is so important to my life.” – SMW. “I was told that due to C19 having all cruising places closed, that the lesser sex I was having would feel more intense, but not really.” – SMW. “Having less just feels like having less!” – AC.
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00422-2001…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00422-2001-PsW2000-THINKBEFOREYOUSPEAK
- Title
- THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker and pen on paper
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00466-2002…
Photographs
Performance…
Elke Silvia Krystufek
2002
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Photographer: Robin Wassink-Murray
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- 00466-2002-PP-ElkeSandsEqualitiesEquivalence…
- Title
- Elke & Sands: Equalities, Equivalences
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Live action
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
Location: Sands and Robin’s old flat (Halmaheirastraat studio, Amsterdam).
- Reflection Notes
9 april 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “Okay, here are some of the most important works I’ve ever made: ‘Elke & Sands: Equalities, Equivalences’ from 2002 in a series of images taken by Robin in an old flat of ours in my studio there. It’s a wonder these ever were taken and I still love them.” – SMW.
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00498-2002…
Photographs
Performance…
Elke Silvia Krystufek
2002
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Photographer: Robin Wassink-Murray
- Catalog No.
- 00498-2002-PP-ElkeSandsEqualitiesEquivalence…
- Title
- Elke & Sands: Equalities, Equivalences
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Live action
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
Location: Sands and Robin’s old flat (Halmaheirastraat studio, Amsterdam).
- Reflection Notes
9 april 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “Okay, here are some of the most important works I’ve ever made: ‘Elke & Sands: Equalities, Equivalences’ from 2002 in a series of images taken by Robin in an old flat of ours in my studio there. It’s a wonder these ever were taken and I still love them.” – SMW.
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00530-2004…
Photographs
Performance…
VALIE EXPORT
2004
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Photographer: Luc Matthys
- Catalog No.
- 00530-2004-PP-ValieSandsEqualitiesEquivalenc…
- Title
- Sands & VALIE: Equalities, Equivalences
- Dimensions
- Variable
- Materials
- Live action
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
Location: Maes and Matthys Gallery Antwerp Belgium.
- Reflection Notes
9 april 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “AND also the ones with VALIE and that’s when VALIE got so pissed with me. Top secret but also top important/significant.” – SMW.
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01256-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
c. 2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 01256-c2000-PsW2000-ToBeAmbitious
- Title
- To Be Ambitious
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
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- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
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01468-2015…
Philosophical…
Working 2010s
2015
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- Catalog No.
- 01468-2015-PsW2010s-GAYPAINTING
- Title
- GAY PAINTING
- Dimensions
- 50 x 65
- Materials
- Acrylic and gouache on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
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- Reflection Notes
“The signature looped heart – the loop the orifice and the rest, the cleavage… I’d like to think this idea would come from someone like Arshile Gorky.” – SMW.
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01779-2014…
Philosophical…
Working 2010s
2014
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- 01779-2014-PsW2010s-NowICanSay
- Title
- Now I Can Say
- Dimensions
- 50 x 65
- Materials
- Permanent marker and acrylic paint on paper
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- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
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- Reflection Notes
“I contradict myself; that’s also typical, I think.” – SMW.
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02223-c201…
Thought works
Gai Pied drawings
A.A. Bronson, Albert van…
c. 2015
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- Catalog No.
- 02223-c2015-TwA4-Ravaged
- Title
- Ravaged
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 21
- Materials
- Acrylic paint on pages of Gai Pied magazine
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
The pages are yellowed and cracked with age. Dutch Curator Erik Hagoort gave SMW a few huge boxes of these French gay liberation magazines from the 80s, and SMW intuitively started painting on them. There are many more than those listed in the archive.
- Reflection Notes
“I had to throw away a lot of these, there were also Dutch gay liberation magazines in the boxes Erik Hagoort gave me, called ‘De Verkeerde Krant’ or so, (‘van de verkeerde kant’ was a Dutch saying for a queer person) but due to storage I could not keep everything as a resource to use. There are hundreds of these painted drawings, and they get quite a good response. Paul Thek = newspaper paintings, Karen Finley = same as Paul Thek, Erik Hagoort is the partner of Dutch artist Albert van Westing and AA Bronson showed a fondness for the drawings.” – SMW.
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02255-c201…
Thought works
Gai Pied drawings
A.A. Bronson, Albert van…
c. 2015
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- Catalog No.
- 02255-c2015-TwA4-UnvisualArt
- Title
- Unvisual art
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 21
- Materials
- Acrylic paint on pages of Gai Pied magazine
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
The pages are yellowed and cracked with age. Dutch Curator Erik Hagoort gave SMW a few huge boxes of these French gay liberation magazines from the 80s, and SMW intuitively started painting on them. There are many more than those listed in the archive.
- Reflection Notes
“I had to throw away a lot of these, there were also Dutch gay liberation magazines in the boxes Erik Hagoort gave me, called ‘De Verkeerde Krant’ or so, (‘van de verkeerde kant’ was a Dutch saying for a queer person) but due to storage I could not keep everything as a resource to use. There are hundreds of these painted drawings, and they get quite a good response. Paul Thek = newspaper paintings, Karen Finley = same as Paul Thek, Erik Hagoort is the partner of Dutch artist Albert van Westing and AA Bronson showed a fondness for the drawings.” – SMW.
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