After years of undergoing restoration the Stedelijk has a temporary exhibition. Even if the exhibition is only until Jan 2011 - I am delighted as the museum was closed for years. I planned to spend about one hour. I stayed much longer. Which is strange as due to restoration most of the space in the museum is empty. It is fun to walk through empty rooms. I indulged in a fantasy of being an artist. I wondered how would my work look on these crispy white walls.
The exhibition incorporates few videos. I found the most funny one from Lucia Nimcova. She filmed people in some Slovak village doing physical exercises. For me the disturbing video is "Enjoy Poverty" from Enzo Martens which he shooted in Congo. There is some japanese project where visitors read numbers. One can apply to read numbers at the museum info desk. One should read one hour. I also liked project "Measuring the Universe" - the participatory work where visitors - if they want - can on any of four walls leave his or her mark of heights, name and the date of birth. It's kind of different dimension of Gauss curve - most of us are in the same height band at at that range the walls are black - while outliers' names and data remain very visible. I am not sure if all of it is art but I had a lot of fun. Will post more photos via picasa.
The exhibition incorporates few videos. I found the most funny one from Lucia Nimcova. She filmed people in some Slovak village doing physical exercises. For me the disturbing video is "Enjoy Poverty" from Enzo Martens which he shooted in Congo. There is some japanese project where visitors read numbers. One can apply to read numbers at the museum info desk. One should read one hour. I also liked project "Measuring the Universe" - the participatory work where visitors - if they want - can on any of four walls leave his or her mark of heights, name and the date of birth. It's kind of different dimension of Gauss curve - most of us are in the same height band at at that range the walls are black - while outliers' names and data remain very visible. I am not sure if all of it is art but I had a lot of fun. Will post more photos via picasa.
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