~GELITIN/KLUNCK BUDDHISM/TOKYO
GELITIN/’Klunck buddhism’/PHOTO COURTESY: TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY
(does this image – remind anybody else of: RY ROCKLEN’S “metal mattress”, ‘Refuge’ 2007 – shown at THE STATION/Miami 2008. ?!!)
another, older, or rather more established German art collective, with a bonafide international following – GELITIN – !! – looks to be making waves – make that STONES !! – in JAPAN !!
this news recently in from TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY, in TOKYO:
a note on ‘Klunck buddhism’ by Gelitin:
“currently we are having a solo show by Gelitin with a huge installation, paintings and sculptures.
The huge installation was made based on the Japanese stone garden. The garden will be completed with the 7 persons who change themselves into stones. At the opening night, 11th of April 2009, the members of Gelitin, their friends and Japanese volunteers became stones and completed the garden.” The live performance was repeated on April 18, 25, & May 2 and 9th.
you can see more pix: here, GELITIN/KOYAMA GALLERY BLOG !!, and here, opening pix !!
GELITIN/’Klunck buddhism’/PHOTO COURTESY: TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY
GELITIN ‘Klunck buddhism’ opening photo/COURTESY: TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY.
NAOMI FISHER, center, in black suit jacket – appears to have been present at the opening.
wonder if she got a turn – of being turned into – a zen garden stone ?
Naomi Fisher was part of Gelitin’s (then also known as Gelatin) ‘Tantamounter 24/7’ in-house replication performance
at LEO KOENIG, weekend of Nov 16, 2005.
see: TANTAMOUNTER !! (& then hit that 2nd link provided there, for more pix !!)