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.
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00326-2000-PsW2000-ADOLESCENTAMERICA
- Title
- ADOLESCENT AMERICA
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
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- Reflection Notes
“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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- Physical
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- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
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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
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- 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
- Object Location
- Digital
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- 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)
02332-c201…
Thought works
Gai Pied drawings
A.A. Bronson, Albert van…
c. 2015
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 02332-c2015-TwA4-Process
- Title
- Process
- 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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00198-2001…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
Linda Nochlin
2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00198-2001-PsW2000-ARTISTSBERESPONSIBLETOART…
- Title
- ARTISTS BE RESPONSIBLE TO ARTISTS
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Pen and poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“Art has to be risky. But this guy on Instagram told me, as an insult, that he 'wasn't afraid of my art.' I don't know if I needed anyone to be afraid. The people that I guess I want to be afraid of my art are the patriarchal.” – SMW.
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00232-2000…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00232-2000-PsW2000-LESSINTELLECTUALIZATION
- Title
- LESS INTELLECTUALIZATION
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker and pen on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
Inventorying session + invited archivist (IA) meeting – 15.09.20. “How can you make it clear that there are multiple voices included in the archive, and not an institutional monolithic voice?” – MH.
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00269-2001…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00269-2001-PsW2000-THEPATIENTISVITAL.
- Title
- THE PATIENT IS VITAL
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker and pen on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“Death is a career move. I didn’t say that, but I always liked it.” – SMW.
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00301-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
Carolee Schneemann
c. 2001
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- Catalog No.
- 00301-c2001-PsW2000-IsThisGoodForVulva?
- Title
- Is This Good For Vulva?
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
- Technical Notes
Key piece, repeated in relation to Carolee Schneemann and also in the ‘Metropolis M’ 2020 featured publication.
- Reflection Notes
Gift Science Archive meeting – 20.08.20. “Carolee used to say: is this good for vulva? I ask ‘is this good for anus?’” – SMW.
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00335-2000…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00335-2000-PsW2000-BUTIDO...
- Title
- BUTIDO...
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Reflection Notes
“I consider these some kind of basic philosophy…” – SMW. “… like groundwork.” – AC. “Without them, I couldn’t have painted the horses. I wasn’t strong enough. Or confident enough. Or clear enough.” – SMW.
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00367-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
c. 2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00367-c2001-PsW2000-UntitledSketch#2(Pink)
- Title
- Untitled Sketch #2 (Pink)
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Tissue paper and glue on paper
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- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
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00400-2001…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
2001
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00400-2001-PsW2000-HAVEILOSTMYLOOKS?
- Title
- HAVE I LOST MY LOOKS?
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Pen and poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
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00453-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
c. 2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 00453-c2000-PsW2000-TemperedConfidence
- Title
- Tempered Confidence
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Technical Notes
“Energy is when art leaves an aftertaste in your mouth.” – SMW.
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00490-2002…
Photographs
Performance…
Elke Silvia Krystufek
2002
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Photographer: Robin Wassink-Murray
- Catalog No.
- 00490-2002-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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00522-2004…
Photographs
Performance…
VALIE EXPORT
2004
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Photographer: Luc Matthys
- Catalog No.
- 00522-2004-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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01245-c200…
Philosophical…
Working 2000
c. 2000
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 01245-c2000-PsW2000-UnnecessaryPanic?
- Title
- Unnecessary Panic?
- Dimensions
- 42 x 59
- Materials
- Poster marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
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01460-2014…
Philosophical…
Working 2010s
2014
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 01460-2014-PsW2010s-OfficiallyAnUnderdog
- Title
- Officially an Underdog
- Dimensions
- 50 x 65
- Materials
- Acrylic paint and marker on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Year
- Technical Notes
A second painting also on verso.
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01771-c201…
Philosophical…
Working 2010s
Lee Lozano
c. 2013
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- Catalog No.
- 01771-c2013-PsW2010s-LeeLozano
- Title
- Lee Lozano
- Dimensions
- 50 x 65
- Materials
- Pencil and acrylic paint on paper
- Object Location
- Physical
- Typology
- Sub-typology
- Grouping of work
- Social link(s)
- Year
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02215-c201…
Thought works
Gai Pied drawings
A.A. Bronson, Albert van…
c. 2015
Image of Studio object
- Catalog No.
- 02215-c2015-TwA4-Absurdity
- Title
- Absurdity
- 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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