<nettime-ann> gray) (area . Korcula ::: Old and depressive anonymous is looking for a permanent display place in some nice new art museum space

[darko fritz <fritz.d@chello.nl>]

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gray) (area

space of contemporary and media art . Korcula . Croatia

. presents
. Old and depressive anonymous is looking for a permanent display  
place in some nice new art museum space

. posters in public space and mail-art action

. start 21. 09 . 2007


Final event of 2007 gray) (area program is the public action 'Old and  
depressive anonymous is looking for a permanent display place in some  
nice new art museum space'.

gray) (area is going out of the gallery's to pubic space of printed  
communication, announcing its 2008 program that will expand to the  
public spaces of Korcula.

For this event a poster was displayed  that reads: âOld and  
depressive anonymous is looking for a permanent display place in some  
nice new art museum spaceâ. Cutting off words from the text an  
additional series of seven posters are made that reads: 'OLD IS  
NICE', 'DEPRESSIVE MUSEUM', 'ANONYMOUS PERMANENT', AND FOR A',  
'LOOKING IN ART', 'DISPLAY SOME' and 'PLACE NEW SPACE'. All eight  
posters were displayed around the city of Korcula, at both at the  
legal public billboards and illegal advertising places where  
different kind of posters are usually shown in the public spaces  
(because of lack of advertising spaces in Korcula). End of the action  
is when posters will be covered with new ones.

Additional mail-art action is made addressing the printed postcard  
with mentioned text-design to major art museums and art institutions  
around the world. Both actions were made anonymously, with no sign of  
neither author's name or gray) (area. The only glue is knowledge of  
artists' work or post stamp of Korcula's post office at the level of  
objects and press release informations that are distributed  
electronically.

Thanks to Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb for the address database  
and Ministry of Culture of Croatia for supporting gray) (area 2007  
program. No thanks to City of Korcula for not answering and hiding  
2007 program application (that was sent in time and never answered).

More info and pictures: http://darkofritz.net/korcula/ 
Old_and_depressive.pdf

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gray) (area 2007 program realized
_ Slaven Tolj (Dubrovnik, CRO): Globalization + Lighter (performance)
_ Changing Climate [video art from Central Asia] . curator: Stefan  
Rusu (Moldavia / Romania) . artists: Abilsait Atabekov (Kazakhstan)  
Veaceslav Ahunov, (Uzbekistan), Ulan Djaparov, Alexandr Ugay  
(Kazakhstan)
_ PRO.BA production (Center for contemporary art, Sarajevo) video  
(post)production . selector: Dunja Blazevic . artists:  Enes Zlatar i  
Faruk LonÄarevic
_ Josko Bace (Dubrovnik - Zagreb, CRO): Lighthouse, site-specific  
installation)
_ Radioqalia (Adam Hyde, Honnor Hager, New Zeland): Radioastronomy,  
sound installation, radio program, internet audio streaming
_ Gem Sqash (Adam Hyde i Ntsikelelo Ntshingila): Polar Islands, sound  
performance
_ Alban Muja (Pristina, Kosovo): Free Your Mind, presented by Ana  
Peraica (Split, CRO)
_ Old and depressive.., intervention in the urban space



gray) (area is an initiative by Darko Fritz . darko@darkofritz.net .  
tel +385 [0] 91.5800193







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