Philosophical sketches

Philosophical sketches emerge from periods of deep research
messy and chaotic layered with text, images (sometimes) and
often way too big for what they are – a confusion of what is imagined to be ‘valuable’
the conceptual and the compositional completely entangled.


Listings connecting to the typology “Philosophical sketches” (330)



Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00289-c2001-PsW2000-GAY(ILOVELOOKINGOOD.)
  • Title
  • GAY (I LOVE LOOKING GOOD.)
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00290-c2001-PsW2000-EnjoyLife
  • Title
  • Enjoy Life
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00291-c2001-PsW2000-GAY(Pink)
  • Title
  • GAY (Pink)
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker and pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00292-c2001-PsW2000-GAY(Brown)
  • Title
  • GAY (Brown)
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker and pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00293-c2001-PsW2000-lifeishardforeveryone
  • Title
  • life is hard for everyone
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker and pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00294-2001-PsW2000-ConsciousAvoidanceOfInflu…
  • Title
  • Conscious Avoidance Of Influence
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00295-c2001-PsW2000-someoneelsewillclean
  • Title
  • someone else will clean
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Reflection Notes

Inventorying session + invited archivist (IA) meeting – 15.09.20. “How to make messiness our guiding principle, and not try to get rid of it, and make everything neat and clean.” – MH.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00296-c2001-PsW2000-Survival
  • Title
  • Survival
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Reflection Notes

Gift Science Archive meeting – 20.08.20. “Are you surviving in English?” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00297-c2001-PsW2000-FORMALAPPEARANCEDOESNOTS…
  • Title
  • FORMAL APPEARANCE DOES NOT SIGNIFY LINEAE
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Reflection Notes

“Lineage as influence: existing in a line of other artists. The content is more important.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00298-c2001-PsW2000-UGLYsabotage
  • Title
  • UGLY sabotage
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Reflection Notes

Inventorying session + invited archivist (IA) meeting – 15.09.20. “Tiny bits and pieces, this is what we are up against.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00299-c2001-PsW2000-ForEveryAction
  • Title
  • For Every Action
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00300-c2001-PsW2000-weakskeletonstrongmind
  • Title
  • weak skeleton strong mind
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00301-c2001-PsW2000-IsThisGoodForVulva?
  • Title
  • Is This Good For Vulva?
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • 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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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00302-c2001-PsW2000-NOBODY'SPERFECT
  • Title
  • NOBODY'S PERFECT
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Reflection Notes

Rijksakademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “What does it give you to archive?” – Anon. “It gives almost a sense of accomplishment of how much there is, but also what it is. Nobody was interested before, and it requires persistence to keep going.” – SMW. “A victory (to keep going).” – Anon. “I feel that sometimes the artist gets forgotten. The work overrides it.” – SMW. “To get lost in art can destroy art?” – AC.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 00303-2001-PsW2000-MyWholeBody
  • Title
  • My Whole Body
  • Dimensions
  • 42 x 59
  • Materials
  • Poster marker and pen on paper
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Technical Notes

April 3rd 2001.


  • Reflection Notes

SMW & AC inventorying session – 24.09.20. “One big thing you can do is talk about your experience of your own body.” – SMW.

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