For the 20 days leading up to the opening of Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the staff decided to try an experiment in the realm of the internet, specifically through Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. Their goal was to introduce different aspects of Klein’s prolific career and illustrate the range of his projects and the scope of what would be presented in the exhibition itself. They presented photos, video, audio, and written texts that let Klein himself explain his goals, process, artworks, and projects to the audience.
They have handed these carefully curated resources over to us to present during the run of our presentation of the exhibition, and specifically, during the run of École de Klein, a series of lectures, gallery talks, art labs, film screenings, and experimental moments which explore the spectrum of Klein’s curiosities, life, and work.
You can check out what we’ve posted so far by visiting the École de Klein set on the Walker’s Flickr page. You can receive further updates by following us on Twitter.
We’ll be posting all the lengthy written content on this blog post: texts, transcripts, etc. Updates will continue as “20 Days of Klein” goes on.
Radlodiffusion—Télévision Française: transcript of interview
A letter to President Eisenhower
A letter to the President of the International Conference for the Detection of Nuclear Explosions
A letter to the Secretary General of the International Geophysical Year
Yves Klein presents: Dimanche, 27 November 1960. The Newspaper of a Single Day.
Paris—New York: what does it mean today?
Alec Soth’s Third Flickr Project Well Underway
Alec Soth’s third and latest Flickr project is in full gear aiming to have partiicpants find answers to the question, “Why are amateur photographer’s so damn good?” Soth has directed participants first to take a picture of a non-photographer; then have the non-photographer take a picture of them using either the same camera or a [...]
Alec Soth’s third and latest Flickr project is in full gear aiming to have partiicpants find answers to the question, “Why are amateur photographer’s so damn good?” Soth has directed participants first to take a picture of a non-photographer; then have the non-photographer take a picture of them using either the same camera or a different one. These images are then placed side by side with a brief description of who this person is (friend, lover, stranger, child, etc.). By asking participants to be photographed themselves, it appears that immediately this assignment has them adventuring outside of their comfort zone behind the lens.
9stars:comments:
It’s uncomfortable having my camera pointed at me, but I’m enjoying seeing what they do with it. I think both of their pictures are better then the ones I took but obviously it’s because I’m such a great model ;) Hahahaha!
No doubt the first of a few additions :)
EvisNP relates assignment 3 to a “directing” experience:
The top picture is me . I directed (directed …whoa!) so much of it not much was left apart from pressing the button …but I had to feel comfortable (didn’t) and I hate having my picture taken. The second one of a pal was a bit experimental but I was pleased that something of the persona still comes through. Oh and we are both chess players. Hence a wee bit of the black and white.