Carolee Schneemann

Installation on occasion of the Rijks Open Studios. From handout accompanying the exhibition: ‘Welcome to Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’, a display of works by Sands Murray-Wassink. All of the works have been unearthed in the process of Gift Science Archive, a ‘monumental’ archiving performance/performance of archiving undertaken by Murray-Wassink and collaborators Amalia Calderón (artistic researcher), Megan Hoetger (curator, If I Can’t Dance) and Radna Rumping (independent editor) over the last 18 months within the frame of Murray-Wassink’s guest residency at the Rjksakademie and his commission with If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution. The materials on display include paintings on paper and fabric, photographs and video, as well as works by Senga Nengudi and Carolee Schneemann from Murray-Wassink’s personal collection.

Installation on occasion of the Rijks Open Studios. From handout accompanying the exhibition: ‘Welcome to Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’, a display of works by Sands Murray-Wassink. All of the works have been unearthed in the process of Gift Science Archive, a ‘monumental’ archiving performance/performance of archiving undertaken by Murray-Wassink and collaborators Amalia Calderón (artistic researcher), Megan Hoetger (curator, If I Can’t Dance) and Radna Rumping (independent editor) over the last 18 months within the frame of Murray-Wassink’s guest residency at the Rjksakademie and his commission with If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution. The materials on display include paintings on paper and fabric, photographs and video, as well as works by Senga Nengudi and Carolee Schneemann from Murray-Wassink’s personal collection.

“Above: Carolee had a knot in her hair. We were in her hotel room in Frankfurt where we met for her retrospective in 2017. She asked me if I could help to comb her hair and untangle the knot, and she insisted that Robin photograph it as a performance. Below: In 2000 in the first house that Robin and I shared together in Amsterdam, which was 19 square meters, I was on the phone arranging a purchase from Ronald Feldman Gallery of ‘Handle with Care,’ a work by Hannah Wilke. As Robin often does, he documented the action as a work.” – SMW.

Performance in conjunction with the exhibition, ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’: on occasion of the Rijks Open Studios. From handout accompanying the exhibition: in the space opposite ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’, visitors can also join Murray-Wassink, Hoetger and Rumping for Backstage with the Gift Science Archive. During selected hours, Backstage offers a look into the studio-depot where Gift Science Archive has unfolded. And, if you’re interested in learning more about the collaborative archiving process, Murray-Wassink, Calderón, Hoetger and Rumping will be in a live-streamed conversation on their process, their roles, and the nuances of co-creation along intergenerational feminist axes. The discussion will be moderated by If I Can’t Dance archive and research curator Anik Fournier and held within the Rijks Open Studios events program on Monday 21 June, 12.00-13.30hr.

Digital image taken from documentation of performance available on Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/76554268. The performance an homage to Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, as well as Carolee Schneemann, together with Robin Wassink-Murray. The title taken from video documentation of ‘Town Bloody Hall’ (1979) with Jill Johnston and others. Location: Schlachthaus Theatre (Bern, Switzerland). Colour; sound; 48:10 (unedited).

Performance in conjunction with the exhibition, ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’: on occasion of the Rijks Open Studios. From handout accompanying the exhibition: in the space opposite ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’, visitors can also join Murray-Wassink, Hoetger and Rumping for Backstage with the Gift Science Archive. During selected hours, Backstage offers a look into the studio-depot where Gift Science Archive has unfolded. And, if you’re interested in learning more about the collaborative archiving process, Murray-Wassink, Calderón, Hoetger and Rumping will be in a live-streamed conversation on their process, their roles, and the nuances of co-creation along intergenerational feminist axes. The discussion will be moderated by If I Can’t Dance archive and research curator Anik Fournier and held within the Rijks Open Studios events program on Monday 21 June, 12.00-13.30hr.

Performance in conjunction with the exhibition, ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’: on occasion of the Rijks Open Studios. From handout accompanying the exhibition: in the space opposite ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’, visitors can also join Murray-Wassink, Hoetger and Rumping for Backstage with the Gift Science Archive. During selected hours, Backstage offers a look into the studio-depot where Gift Science Archive has unfolded. And, if you’re interested in learning more about the collaborative archiving process, Murray-Wassink, Calderón, Hoetger and Rumping will be in a live-streamed conversation on their process, their roles, and the nuances of co-creation along intergenerational feminist axes. The discussion will be moderated by If I Can’t Dance archive and research curator Anik Fournier and held within the Rijks Open Studios events program on Monday 21 June, 12.00-13.30hr.

Performance in conjunction with the exhibition, ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’: on occasion of the Rijks Open Studios. From handout accompanying the exhibition: in the space opposite ‘Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)’, visitors can also join Murray-Wassink, Hoetger and Rumping for Backstage with the Gift Science Archive. During selected hours, Backstage offers a look into the studio-depot where Gift Science Archive has unfolded. And, if you’re interested in learning more about the collaborative archiving process, Murray-Wassink, Calderón, Hoetger and Rumping will be in a live-streamed conversation on their process, their roles, and the nuances of co-creation along intergenerational feminist axes. The discussion will be moderated by If I Can’t Dance archive and research curator Anik Fournier and held within the Rijks Open Studios events program on Monday 21 June, 12.00-13.30hr.

Documentation of SMW’s earliest mature works, which were digitized on occasion of the If I Can’t Dance Kick-off Introductory event and used in SMW’s ‘Up To And Including His Limits’ lecture performance (October 2019). *Note: images can be printed or made into photo-objects upon request.

Documentation of SMW’s earliest mature works, which were digitized on occasion of the If I Can’t Dance Kick-off Introductory event and used in SMW’s ‘Up To And Including His Limits’ lecture performance (October 2019). *Note: images can be printed or made into photo-objects upon request.

SMW solo exhibition at mistral, Amsterdam (2021). The exhibition opens up the process of the ‘monumental’ 18-month collaborative performance Gift Science Archive (GSA) to the public for haptic engagements with the artist’s working and archiving processes. Visitors are invited to peruse the GSA archive database and to pull materials from the collection for a closer look and, over a cup, for a story. The ‘research experience’ is thus set into relational motion, by conversations – a central part of Murray-Wassink’s practice. Co-curated by Megan Hoetger (If I Can’t Dance) together with Radna Rumping and Huib Haye van der Werf (mistral).

Photos from the virtual opening of SMW solo exhibition at mistral, Amsterdam (2021). The exhibition opens up the process of the ‘monumental’ 18-month collaborative performance Gift Science Archive (GSA) to the public for haptic engagements with the artist’s working and archiving processes. Visitors are invited to peruse the GSA archive database and to pull materials from the collection for a closer look and, over a cup, for a story. The ‘research experience’ is thus set into relational motion, by conversations – a central part of Murray-Wassink’s practice. Co-curated by Megan Hoetger (If I Can’t Dance) together with Radna Rumping and Huib Haye van der Werf (mistral).

SMW solo exhibition at mistral, Amsterdam (2021). The exhibition opens up the process of the ‘monumental’ 18-month collaborative performance Gift Science Archive (GSA) to the public for haptic engagements with the artist’s working and archiving processes. Visitors are invited to peruse the GSA archive database and to pull materials from the collection for a closer look and, over a cup, for a story. The ‘research experience’ is thus set into relational motion, by conversations – a central part of Murray-Wassink’s practice. Co-curated by Megan Hoetger (If I Can’t Dance) together with Radna Rumping and Huib Haye van der Werf (mistral).

Virtual opening of SMW solo exhibition at mistral, Amsterdam (2021); video streamed on Facebook live. The exhibition opens up the process of the ‘monumental’ 18-month collaborative performance Gift Science Archive (GSA) to the public for haptic engagements with the artist’s working and archiving processes. Visitors are invited to peruse the GSA archive database and to pull materials from the collection for a closer look and, over a cup, for a story. The ‘research experience’ is thus set into relational motion, by conversations – a central part of Murray-Wassink’s practice. Co-curated by Megan Hoetger (If I Can’t Dance) together with Radna Rumping and Huib Haye van der Werf (mistral).