"The artist is a mysterious entertainer"
de Appel, Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10, Amsterdam
Matt Mullican "Three suitcases of Truth, Love & Beauty", 2006
Guy de Cointet "My Father's Diary", 1985, MOCA, Los Angeles
Performed by Mary Ann Glicksman
Guy de Cointet "Two Drawings", 1974, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland
Performed by Mary Ann Duganne
Cary Markerink
Laurent Lecat
Opening: June 1 from 5 pm onwards
Curator: Vanessa Desclaux (UK)
Exhibition and Performance Programme
artists: Guy de Cointet (FR/US), Mario Garcia Torres (MX/US), Benoit Maire (FR), Matt Mullican (US), Trisha Donnelly (US) and Allen Ruppersberg (US).
“The artist is a mysterious entertainer” takes as its starting point the permanent piece by Allen Ruppersberg located on the top floor of de Appel’s building. Ruppersberg’s “Library Floor” (1994) is made of black and white chequered linoleum on which words have been inscribed, representing entries in the artist’s imaginary library. This work will play different roles in the exhibition, which takes it as its physical as much as conceptual frame. Departing from this imaginary library, the exhibition – which runs over a period of 20 days - intends to explore the multi-faceted role of the artist as author, narrator and fictional character, looking at various artistic practices that are drawn to the performative dimension of language and the invention of fictions.
Performances and Public Talk:
Sunday June 1 and Saturday June 21 at 7 pm
Performances of Guy de Cointet (FR/US): “Two Drawings” and “My Father’s Diary”, performed by Mary Ann Glicksman (US/FR).
Sunday June 8 at 4 pm
Allen Ruppersberg in conversation with curator Moritz Kung (CH/BE).
Guided tours of the exhibition by curator Vanessa Desclaux:
Saturday June 7 and Saturday June 21, both at 3 pm.
Reservation required via reservation [at] deappel.nl