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W E A R E W H AT W E P R E T E N D T O B E , S O W E M U S T . B E C A R E F U L A B O U T W H AT W E P R E T E N D T O B E . W O R K S & P U B L I C AT I O N S
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LY N N E .
You’re a complicated person.
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A N D Y.
You don’t know the real me.
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LY N N E .
There isn’t a real you.
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Oh yeah, I forgot.
Milos Forman, Man on the Moon
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W O R K S p . 9 – P U B L I C AT I O N S p . 5 3
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W O R K S p . 9 – P U B L I C AT I O N S p . 5 3
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W O R K S
Visites à C.B., after William Anastasi, Subway Drawing (1968)Life is, from Gummo (1997)The End, AgainTú, que me lees, ¿estás seguro de entender mi lenguaje?the very best ofGentbrugge 1998 – 2009Hi, I’m Kit, from Badlands (1973)Gifts, T-shirtsfig. a, a comme alphabetfig. a, a comme alphabet (Feb. 2010)fig.Calendars Words, Recollected young man bluesThe Artist and His Mother (Replica, Gorky)Gentbrugge 1998 – 2011, Sarma Les autresLes mots des autresUntitled (Daniel Varoujan, Ghent), 2011Without even leaving, we are already no longer thereLibrary (John Gray, Straw Dogs), 2011Library (of memory), Chapter OneBourdj Hamoud, Mar Mikhael, 2010fig. a, a comme alphabet (carpet, 2012)Search And Destroy (And Honey, I’m the world’s forgotten boy)Untitled (With my tongue in my cheek, Marcel Duchamp, 1959), 2014Lettre d’Alex, from Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)Lettre de Michèle, from Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)Mechitaristengasse, Wien, 2011Table (Histoire de mes ancêtres) / Saint Lazare, VeniseJ’ai envie (Lise et Alex), from Mauvais Sang (1986)DistancesIl n’y a pas de victoire… from Les Carabiniers (1963)Suicide / FragmentationBack Cover (Gorky), 2014Morgenröte (And there is no telling what encounters would be in store for us if we were less inclined to give in to sleep)Untitled (I believe in miracles / I still believe in miracles, Douglas Gordon, 1994), 2014Le cinéma, ça sert à ça, Préface (Pour C.B.)Untitled (Gurgen Mahari, The World Is Alive), 2015Table, Gentbrugge (Living Room), 2014 – 2015Table, Gentbrugge (Kitchen), 2014 – 2015
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11Visites à C.B., after William Anastasi, Subway Drawing (1968)2008 – 2009, pencil on paper, 2 x 45.2 cm x 42.8 cm (detail)
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12Life is, from Gummo (1997)2009, stamp, ink on wall, 29 cm x 1.5 cm
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13The End, Again2009, golden ring, wax, 5.8 cm x 3.5 cm x 1.5 cm, pencil on paper, 21.2 cm x 20.8 cm (detail)made in collaboration with Céline Butaye
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14Tú, que me lees, ¿estás seguro de entender mi lenguaje?2009, neon, 14.8 m x 40 cm x 5 cm
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15the very best of2009, oil painting, 47.5 cm x 31.8 cmmade in collaboration with Céline Butaye
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16Gentbrugge 1998 – 20091998 – 2009, 12 photographs, 6 x 28.5 cm x 45 cm (detail)
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17Hi, I’m Kit, from Badlands (1973)2009, marker on plasterboard, 145 cm x 148 cm
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18Gifts, T-shirts2009, ongoing collection of T-shirts, dimensions variable
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19fig. a, a comme alphabet2009 – 2015, ongoing series, pencil, pen, marker on paper, dimensions variable
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20fig. a, a comme alphabet (Feb. 2010)2009 – 2010, marker on wall, dimensions variable
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21fig.2009, marker on address book, 7.8 cm x 6.5 cm
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22Calendars 1997 – 2010, ongoing collection of calendars, dimensions variable
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23Words, Recollected2010 – 2015, ongoing series, pencil on paper or marker on wall, dimensions variable
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24young man blues2010, neon, 267.1 cm x 9.1 cm x 5 cm, sound installation, audio-DVD, 94 min
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25The Artist and His Mother (Replica, Gorky)2011, oil on canvas, 50 cm x 60 cmmade in collaboration with Céline Butaye
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26Gentbrugge 1998 – 2011, Sarma 1998 – 2011, 5 photographs, lambda, diasec, 5 x 66 cm x 101 cm
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27Les autres2011, neon, 249.8 cm x 18.2 cm x 5 cm
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28Les mots des autres2011, neon, 4.76 m x 22 cm x 5 cm
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29Untitled (Daniel Varoujan, Ghent), 20112011, paper, intaglio print, 73.5 cm x 58.5 cm, endless copies
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30Without even leaving, we are already no longer there2010 – 2011, video installation, DVD, dimensions variable, with Nora Karaguezian and Laurice Karagueziancinematography by Céline Butaye and Mekhitar Garabedian, produced by Werktank
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31Library (John Gray, Straw Dogs), 20112011, marker on wall, dimensions variable
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32Library (of memory), Chapter One2002 – 2011, ongoing collection, mixed media, dimensions variable
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33Bourdj Hamoud, Mar Mikhael, 20102010 – 2011, 5 lightboxes, 5 x 75 cm x 111.5 cm
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34fig. a, a comme alphabet (carpet, 2012)2012, hand made carpet, 2 m x 3 m
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35Search And Destroy (And Honey, I’m the world’s forgotten boy)2012, aluminium, paint, approx. 16 m x 172 cm x 30 cm
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36Untitled (With my tongue in my cheek, Marcel Duchamp, 1959), 20142014, pencil on paper, 20.7 cm x 27 cm, plaster cast, 44.8 cm x 51 cm (framed)
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37Lettre d’Alex, from Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)2013 – 2014, pencil on paper, 69 cm x 100 cm
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38Lettre de Michèle, from Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)2013 – 2014, ink on paper, 69 cm x 100 cm
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39Mechitaristengasse, Wien, 20112011 – 2014, 5 photographs, inkjet, diasec, 5 x 100 cm x 66 cm
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40Table (Histoire de mes ancêtres) / Saint Lazare, Venise2013 – 2014, diptych, ink on paper, 134 cm x 100 cm, 69 cm x 100 cm (detail)
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41J’ai envie (Lise et Alex), from Mauvais Sang (1986)2014, marker on plasterboard, 187.5 cm x 145 cm
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42Distances2013 – 2014, ink on paper, 69 cm x 100 cm
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43Il n’y a pas de victoire… from Les Carabiniers (1963)2014, neon, 134 cm x approx. 55 cm x 5 cm
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44Suicide / Fragmentation2013 – 2014, ink on paper, 134 cm x 100 cm (detail)
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45Back Cover (Gorky), 20142014, inkjet, diasec, 80 cm x 100 cm
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46Morgenröte (And there is no telling what encounters would be in store for us if we were less inclined to give in to sleep)2013 – 2014, 45 slides, projection
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47Untitled (I believe in miracles / I still believe in miracles, Douglas Gordon, 1994), 20142014, print on paper, 2 x 72.5 cm x 57.5 cm, endless copies
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48Le cinéma, ça sert à ça, Préface (Pour C.B.)2014 – 2015, performative work, with male singer, two songs
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49Untitled (Gurgen Mahari, The World Is Alive), 20152015, neon, 2 m x approx. 60 cm x 5 cm
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50Table, Gentbrugge (Living Room), 2014 – 20152014 – 2015, 67 sildes, projection
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51Table, Gentbrugge (Kitchen), 2014 – 20152014 – 2015, 67 sildes, projection
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Yavreeges hokeet seerem (My beloved, let me love your soul) Something about todayUn bel été quand mêmeTable, Gentbrugge (Living Room), 2012 – 2015Table, Gentbrugge (Kitchen), 2012 – 2015To a Stranger From a Stranger
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55Yavreeges hokeet seerem (My beloved, let me love your soul)2010, 20 pp., soft cover, colour, 20.4 cm x 13.8 cmdesign by Céline Butaye
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56Something about today2011, 240 pp., soft cover, colour, 24.5 cm x 19 cmdesign by Céline Butaye
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57Un bel été quand même2014, 16 pp., black and white, 41.5 cm x 30 cm
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58Table, Gentbrugge (Living Room), 2012 – 20152015, 80 pp., soft cover, colour, 17.7 x 23 cmdesign by Céline Butaye
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59Table, Gentbrugge (Kitchen), 2012 – 20152015, 80 pp., soft cover, colour, 17.7 x 23 cm design by Céline Butaye
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60To a Stranger From a Stranger2015, 208 pp., hard cover, colour, 17 x 22.4 cm design by Céline Butaye
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A L E X A N D R E .
Tu vas toujours à Ostende comme dans la chanson de Léo Ferré.
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L ’ A M I .
Non. J’ai changé d’avis. J’ai envie d’aller à Hambourg comme dans la chanson d’Édith Piaf.
Jean Eustache, La Maman et la putain
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