JOHN M ARMLEDER
The Puma Reality Bag, 2008
ca. 23 x 50 x 20 cm
installation with various materials and objects, including Puma console
mint condition extremely rare as complete set + console
inv.JMA 000-pr
€ 1.750,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered EU mail + extra costs for dispatch of large console
Content: • Mirror with silvery leather backside. • Brain Pouch of leather printed with brain logo by John M Armleder. • Brain Notepad, linen bound double notepad in offset print, curated by John Armleder, scribbles, notes, reminders, sketches by 172 artists, inventors, and by creators from all over the world have been collected and assembled and reproduced. • Stencil 2007, metal object designed by John Tremblay. • Silk scarf Foulard 2008 designed by Philippe Decrauzat. • Silver plated pendant jewellery brain model from the original “Loasaceae double” 2002 by John M Armleder, with verso engraved initials J.A. 2008, 225 grams
• Reality Display Map with project overview and comments,
limited edition 1000 also an unique prototype bag is available: ask for details
JOHN M ARMLEDER, Olivier’s rejects, 1994
40 x 40,5 cm
etching-aquatint cutting
unique series of 11
In March 1995 John M Armleder took part in a group exhibition The-repitition-that-is-a-repitition at Galerie van Gelder. For the first time ‘Olivier’s rejects’ were shown on a single needle; both clumsy and touching left-overs of a series of elemental forms in print of Olivier Mosset. “I was in Olivier’s atelier and I saw some interesting pieces of paper lying against a paper basket, obviously meant for throwing it away. I asked if I could get these left-overs of his print and cutting out session. That was no problem, but later on he discovered that I re-used his waste. He was a bit jealous when he saw the results, I think…… Well, anyway you should not tell him this.”
Many years later I read a text by Willy Parker in a newsletter (posted 13 March 2009) of Minus Plus, New York, USA, with a quote of John M Armleder: “I believe the work that is considered to be mine is someone else’s…anybody’s… the whole world. My work is a cultural event, an inevitable event. If all artists were to disappear, art would be produced by others with a different understanding, different means and different materials. As an individual, an artist simply fills a void. He is the means to an end, so that this arrangement, this accumulation of events can be organized.” Further in the article Parker gives a version on ‘Olivier’s rejects’ and states: ‘… and in 1994, unless we are mistaken, Olivier Mosset gave John Armleder a number of aquatints he considered to be inadequate (thinking that Armleder would doubtlessly use these for packaging materials or something of this nature), and then Armleder published them under the title Olivier’s Rejects. I don’t think it was a matter on inadequacy, but much more about the playful eye and mind of John…… and the ‘why not’ attitude of Olivier. KvG
exhibition view in CEC, Geneva
OLIVIER MOSSET, Sans titre, 1994
each ca Ø 30 cm
series of 25 + 5 HC
unique etchings-aquatint in black, white and colours, framed
dated, signed
published by CEC / Centre Genevois de Gravure Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland
JOHN M ARMLEDER, Untitled, 1998 [spirograph drawing]
34,8 x 49,8 cm (frame: 53,1 x 38,2 cm)
colour pencil, lead pencil
unique series of 25 unique spirograph drawings + 10 AP
published by Edition Franz Mäder, Basel, Switzerland
€ 8.400,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered mail
This is a drawing with the appearance of a print.
Before John Armleder made this drawing he first provided the paper with a blind imprint of an etching plate. He then used a spirograph to make each time a unique drawing in this series of twenty five sometimes very different drawings. Every time, at a certain point he left the utensil uncontrolled run over the paper creating a most surprising juggler’s lightness of the lines.
He once stated that for him when he has to think about how to make something, it is in the end every time no more than a performance. Here in this drawing, it is without any doubt. In spite of its uniqueness each drawing has been numbered as if it concerns a traditional etching; hence it’s etching-like fragile thin line appearance and its blind plate imprint. This is certainly one of the most light hearted and musical drawings John Armleder probably ever made.
‘The Reality Bag No. 2’, 2009
ca. 50 x 25 x 20 cm
limited edition 500
produced by Rubell Family Collection
John M Armleder designed the editions and invited the 31 artists of the Rubell Family Collection’s “30 Americans” exhibition to participate in the content of the bag.
Contributions:
John M Armleder, Nina Chanel Abney, John Bankston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Iona Rozeal Brown, Nick Cave, Robert Colescott, Noah Davis, Renée Green, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kalup Linzy, Kerry James Marshall, Rodney McMillian, Wangechi Mutu, Gary Simmons, Shinique Smith, Jeff Sonhouse, Henry Tailor, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, Kehinde Wiley and William Pope.
Content: • Crayon box.
Metal box with Spider icon designed by John M Armleder and red pencils imprinted with statements by artists of the exhibition “30 Americans”. • Business cards.
Laminated offset prints on paper designed by John M Armleder with statements by artists of the exhibition “30 Americans”. • USB stick.
Pre-installed Spider USB stick with a film by Jennifer Rubell featuring “30 Americans” artist. • Notepad.
Linen bound double Spider notepad in offset printed pages designed by John M Armleder with reproduced scribbles, notes, reminders, sketches by artists of the exhibition “30 Americans”. • Pouch.
Leather embossed Spider pouch designed by John M Armleder. • Flip wallet.
Leather holds for business cards. • Key ring.
Metal Spider key ring designed by John M Armleder. • T-Shirt.
T-shirt with red spider icon designed by John M Armleder. • Reality display map & certificate.
Display map, offset on paper, numbered and signed by John M Armleder • Catalogue “30 Americans”.
Catalogue “30 Americans” of the exhibition at the Rubell Family Collection.
JOHN M ARMLEDER, Log, 2004
62 x 32 x 29 cm
synthetic resin, electric lamp
edition of 15 copies + 2 AP
signed in initials, numbered
published by CAC / Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
not available – ask for details
JOHN M ARMLEDER, Rotorura Perpetual Glow Machine, 2001
DVD, duration 1’23”, sound by Hans van Manen, booklet with text by Dirk van Weelden
limited edition 800
published by The Bifrons Foundation, Amsterdam, with co-organizer Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
€ 65,- plus € 8,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
This DVD is an unique combination of art and contemporary music. For this John Armleder, accompanied by Sylvie Fleury, filmed hot mud pools in Australia. The choreographer Hans van Manen proposed to have the bubbling mud sound covered by the shuffling sound of a ballet danser executing one of his dance pieces.
Each DVD of this Loud & Clear series is provided with a menu for single play and loop play. Therefore the film can also be played as a genuine piece of art on its own.
Poster Loud & Clear mounted on window of Solo Bar, Guangzhou, PR of China, 7-8 November 2004 announcing the screening of films produced by The Bifrons Foundation and concert of rockband Steamboat Switzerland.
