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MONO is a folder gathering 20 single small books. It's in fact the first Monograph about the work of «Haus am Gern» 1998 - 2010 with lots of pictures and texts.
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Self Portrait as an Artist Couple Work in progress since 1998
Mixed Media
This series of works comments on the topos of auto-portraiture in art and also constitutes an engagement of the artist couple with themselves as an artist couple. As a rule (but there are excep-tions!) the works in the series are created for the traditional annual or Christmas exhibitions 1 at art institutions near Haus am Gern. 1 The traditional annual or Christmas exhibitions are an established part of theSwissartscene.Theyprovideayearlyoverviewoflocalandregionalartproductionwhilethecantonalandcommunalartcommissionsalsoconductalargepartoftheiracquisitionsattheseexhibitions.Asarule,participationistiedtoconditionssuchasplaceofresidence,placeofworkorplaceoforigin(or,insomecases,committedparticipationinthelocalartscene).Theseconditionsaredecidedonindividuallybyeachorganisation.Usuallythereisajurythatselectsfromamongsubmittedwork,inordertoguaranteeastandardofartisticquality.TheannualorChristmasexhibitionsalsotakeplaceatimportantinstitutionssuchastheKunsthalleBernortheKunsthalleBasel.Allattemptsbythedirectorstoabolishthistradition,whichisabitofanannoyanceforthem,havefailedduetoresistancefromlocalartists.
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Self Portrait as an artist couple i (the open chamber)
1998Blackandwhitephotographicpaperlaminatedwithaluminium,
90x150cmeach,5partsChristmasExhibition,KunsthausLangenthal
the artists recorded themselves in the act of making love using a large pin-hole camera. the exposure time was 20 minutes.
Self Portrait as an artist couple ii (We enlarged our colour pictures)
1999CprintsfromPolaroid,PVClaminated,50x70cm,35parts
ChristmasExhibition,KunsthausLangenthal
the subtitle “We enlarged our colour pictures” re-fers to a statement from photo and video artist anne-lies Štrba about her work Shades of Time. using a Pola-roid camera the artists took pictures of each other in domestic situations with fluffy toys in their arms.
Self Portrait as an artist couple iii (the right light)
2000Cprintsbetweentwosheetsofplexiglass,
ca.20x30cmeach,7partsChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
Having newly moved to Biel (as artists-in-residence at atelier robert), the artist couple had their picture taken at seven different photographic studios in Biel and presented themselves to the public of Biel. Pho-tos from top left to bottom right: Photo Studio liselotte fankhauser; Photo Studio olivier evard; Bandi Photo, ruth Patzer; Photo M. ammann, nachf. P.fankhauser-Dürig; Studio for Photography Stefan Weber; Photo-Video Dufour Bruno facchinetti; Pho-toStudio topone, anita Marti.
Self Portrait as an artist couple iV (Self portrait as an artist couple)
2001Oilonfibreboard,80x130cmeach
Painting:ClaudeHohlChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
iV was a commission to the painter claude Hohl. in this peri-od of his work, Hohl painted every picture twice, including the commissioned painting. He took it upon himself to hand in the second picture to the same christmas exhibition under his name. the exhibition jury hung the two pictures on the first and second floor respectively, but in identical positions “above” each other. claude Hohl’s picture was cheaper and was sold.
Self Portrait as an artist couple V (oH MY GoDS)
2002DigitalprintonForex,42x58,5cmeach,8parts
ChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
V shows the artist couple facing its icons: Marcel Duchamp, clown, Monkey, Dolo-res Denaro, Harald Szeemann, adobe-Bottichelli-Venus, the Virgin of Guada-loupe, Sathia Sai Baba.
Self Portrait as an artist couple Vi (SPlaSH or ZeuS anD atHena)
2003Digitalprintonsatin,je108x108cm
KunstmuseumBern
the two self-portraits covered the two medallions of Zeus and athena above the entrance to the Museum of fine art in Bern on the occasion of the award ceremo-ny for a prize given by the art commission of the city of Bern to Haus am Gern. the artists pose as Bruce nau man’s Self Portrait as a Fountain.
Self Portrait as an artist couple Vii (SPlaSH)
2003LIDI(laserinduceddamageimage)from3DFaceScan,
5x5x8cmeach,onadiscoturntable,plinthandbelljar.ChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
they’re usually for sale at market stalls: fascinating 3D images in a glass container, often depicting famous monuments or different animals. SPlaSH was made with a lot of patience at the Mystery Park near Bern.
Self Portrait as an artist couple Viii (speedcontrol)
2004Photograph,pigmentinkjetonA3+Hahnemühlepaper,
framed,50x60cm,2partsPhotos:MarcelVacheresse,CantonalPoliceofSolothurn
ChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
Viii was created by setting off a police speed camera. the jury placed the two works separately on the first and second floors, but in identical positions “above” each other.
Self Portrait as an artist couple iX (Dna 4u)
2005DNAoftheartists;colouredandcertified.Capofsterlingsilver925“Coupling”tubeinapendant,8xca.3cm,capsterlingsilver925
“Coupling”heartinablownglasspendant,ca.3x1.5x1cm(h/w/d)ChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
iX was worn by the exhibition attendants at the centrePasquart.
CécileHaenni RosmarieWyss
Self Portrait as an artist couple X (così fan tutte!)
2006Intervention,pigmentinkjetonHahnemühlepaper,
handwriting,signature,40x50cm.SealDesign:DirkBonsma
ChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
Haus am Gern asked Dirk Bonsma to design a portrait of the artist couple. Dirk Bonsma is one of the great illustrators of record sleeves and concert posters in the international independent music scene. the portrait was stamped to visitors’ chosen body parts at the exhibition opening, like the entry stamp at a concert.
Self Portrait as an artist couple Xi (la riVolutione SiaMo noi)
20072partinstallation;metal,milledPEpolyethylene,
250x300cm,HoleintheWallChristmasExhibition,CentrePasquArtBiel/Bienne
2008SUBSTITUT,
exhibitionspaceforcontemporaryartfromSwitzerland,Berlin
Haus am Gern cite Joseph Beuys’ work of 1972 with the same title. the two speech bubbles made of white polyethylene are attached to the front and back of a wall at the same height. Where the speech bubbles end, a small hole breaks through the wall between the two parts of the ins-tallation. Despite the concerns of the directorship of the centrePas-quart, the jury accepted the work for inclusion in the exhibition. But only after Haus am Gern had signed a contract accepting liability for all possible damages to the building, was a construction firm (also autho-rised by the director) allowed to drill a fist-sized hole in the wall. in Berlin the hole in the wall did not cause any problems.
Self Portrait as an artist couple Xii (absent)
2008Photographfortheinvitationcard
andposterfortheChristmasExhibitionatCentrePasquArt,Biel/Bienne
the artist couple is absent in the picture. they stood behind the camera.
Self-Portrait as an artist couple Xiii (theory & Practice)
2009100pairsofcottongloves,screenprintChristmasExhibition,KunsthalleBern
the cotton gloves with the portraits of the artists printed on them where worn by the technical staff of the Kunsthalle Bern during the installation of the christmas exhibition 2009 and subsequently shown in the exhibition.
Self Portrait as an artist couple XiV (Huis clos)
2010photoshoot,dyesublimationprint,10x15cmframed
Hommage to Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. in 1929 Simone de Beauvoir shot a self-portrait of the couple at a photo stall in Paris with her eyes closed.
SimonedeBeauvoir,JeanPaulSartre,Ported’Orléans,juin1929
Self Portrait as an artist couple XV (nos aventures)
201020pigmentpendrawings,freelyafter
“LesAventuresdeTintin”byHergé
XV was created for the monograph of Haus am Gern. each of the 20 monograph magazines contains a self portrait picture. the sentence appearing in speech bubbles, “l’œuvre d’art n’a pas d’idée, elle est idée.” (the work of art does not have an idea, it is an idea.) is a quote by the German art historian Konrad fidler (1841 – 1895). 1
1 Konrad Fiedler; Aphorism 77, p. 45 in volume 2 of his collected writings,see Gottfried Boehm (ed.) Schriften zur Kunst, 1971, 2nd edition 1991.
Credits:
HostsKunsthausLangenthalCentrePasquArtBiel/BienneKunstmuseumBernKunsthalleBern
Studio portraits IIIPhotostudioLiselotteFankhauserPhotostudioOlivierEvardPhotoBandi,RuthPatzerPhotoM.Ammann,Nachf.P.FankhauserDürigStudioforPhotographyStefanWeberPhotoVideoDufour,BrunoFacchinettiPhotoStudioTopOne,AnitaMarti
Painting IV
ClaudeHohl
Speed camera VIII
MarcelVacheresse(CantonalPoliceofSolothurn)
Pendant IX
DNA4U,Münster(D)PresentationRosmarieWyssCécileHaenni
Rubber stamp X
DirkBonsma,ZiegelriedReceptionZuzannaSteinerSvenWeber
Metalwork XI
RudolfSteinersen.
Technology XIII
TeamKunsthalleBern
Quote XV
KonradFiedler
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