Paper Piece
CR 6. Year 1969
Gerz’ undertakings work in a sharp contrast to the other art actions in the exhibition. They barely offer any formal or spatial appeal, but are rather meaning-markers in a poetic sense. An immediate invitation to become aware of something.
Peter Althaus 1969. Translated by e_CR editors
Die Unternehmungen von Gerz wirken in einem starken Gegensatz zu den übrigen Aktionen; sie boten kaum einen räumlichen oder formalen Anreiz irgendeiner Art, sondern in einem eher poetischen Sinn Denk-Mäler; also direkte Einladungen, sich etwas bewusst zu machen.
Peter Althaus 1969.
Categories
Keywords
Performance
Broom, diverse papers
Duration 30 minutes
At the exhibition Für Veränderungen aller Art visitors to the Kunsthalle Basel are invited to throw all printed material in their possession on a pile in the middle of the exhibition space. Afterwards, they recover what belongs to them and leave. The paper left behind is swept into a corner.
Realisations
Basel 1969
Bibliography
I: Darmstadt 1973, p. 64