In the staff room of the Bonnefanten Museum a practice of decorating white plastic coffee cups has evolved into a tradition. Periodically, the technical team makes a new display case to house the overflow, but the supply never seems to be contained.
My favorite little street message from Maastricht.
I feel lame for finding this funny, but still, it’s kind of a perfect readymade…. From the Maastricht grocery store.
I’ve just recently put some images on my website from the show Parlor and Roseville at Kate Werble Gallery, in Nov/Dec 2008. Below is Elk Grove, 2008, more images and full info about the works can be found here.
As a part of the artwork Reclamation, an advertisement was placed in the magazine Metropolis M. Pictured below, the ad is a republishing of an advertisement for the town of Metropolis, Nevada, USA.
The original was first published in 1911, in the town’s promotional newspaper, the Metropolis Chronicle. The headline reads “A New Town Opportunity” and the text sings the praises of the newly founded Metropolis: Metropolis offers the investor, builder, merchant and professional man one of the greatest business opportunities ever afforded by a western town. Lots – 25 by 125 feet – are $100 and up. Within two years, the company which had developed Metropolis fell into insolvency. More information can be found on the project website here. This action was both an advertisement for the exhibition and an element of the work. Design by Nina Støttrup Larsen with Kristin Posehn.