2008

Listings connecting to the year “2008” (5)

Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 02390-2008-VDoP-TownHall
  • Title
  • Town Hall Philosophical Living Color Drawing
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

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).

  • Reflection Notes

“Robin and I were in the hotel room when we told Carolee the title of the performance, and she said wryly ‘no one will ever get that.’” – SMW.

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  • Catalog No.
  • 01944-2008-PV-SandsMasturbation
  • Title
  • Sands Masturbation
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital video file
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Self-shot footage of SMW masturbating collective over two days (11 and 22 July 2008). The video piece used in multiple performance and presented in the 2010 exhibition ‘Solace’ curated by Christian Kobal at the Austrian Cultural Center. Colour; sound; 1 hour 5 min 37 sec.

  • Reflection Notes

“This could have been partially influenced by Elke Krystufek’s live and video performances masturbating. I was trying to respond from the male sides to what she was doing. I still wonder why certain (white?) women feel the need to deal so explicitly with sexual imagery, self pleasuring, and why it interested me. Lots of thoughts on this but this is not the space. I have shown this video and sections of it several times, also in the graduation performance of Annabel Kanaar at 1646 art space in The Hague (see bio). It’s again and again about ‘the truth’ and to see if how it looks is how it feels. Germaine Greer says that real sex looks terrible filmed, but what is real sex?” – SMW.

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  • Catalog No.
  • 01454-2008-PrS-MagicCinderellaSlippers
  • Title
  • Magic Cinderella Slippers
  • Dimensions
  • Appx 25 x 10 x 8cm (each)
  • Materials
  • Jelly wedge sandals
  • Object Location
  • Physical
  • Technical Notes

Ephemera from the performalist self-portrait series ABOVE AVERAGE LOOKING/ACCESSIBLE LIVES (SOMATOPOWER) by Adela Demetje at Lothringer 13, early 2008.

  • Reflection Notes

Rijksakademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “We’ll just give it to the ballet.” – Anon. Inventorying session + invited archivist (IA) meeting – 15.09.20: “When you take off your shoes in our house you must think it’s a home.” – AC on IA taking off their shoes.

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  • Catalog No.
  • 00882-2008-DoP-Casual
  • Title
  • Casual
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Live performance
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Color video with sound, 15:10 // duration of performance: 15:10. Performance Date: 6 September 2008. Location: W139 Amsterdam.

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  • Catalog No.
  • 00226-2008-C-BottomsUpCollage
  • Title
  • Bottoms Up Collage
  • Dimensions
  • 98 x 69.5
  • Materials
  • Acquired 2008 calendar and star chart
  • Object Location
  • Physical
  • Reflection Notes

“Gay men don’t want to admit that they are growing older.” – SMW. “Bottom solidarity that I didn’t always have to use my own body.” – SMW.

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