Write a 400 word catalogue entry for each object. Each catalogue entry includes a discussion of that object in the light of the themes raised in the group curatorial statement

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work on two objects, and write a 400 word catalogue entry for each object. Each catalogue entry includes a discussion of that object in the light of the themes raised in the group curatorial statement. When the visitor looks at your object in the exhibition, what aspects of the object should s/he study? what questions should they be asking and thinking about? Use footnotes when needed.
For each object, include at least 4 references that you found useful including one
journal article, one print book, one website, and one of your own choosing.
Choose your references carefully; follow the Chicago Manual of Style carefully.
Include an image (thumbnail is fine) for each object. Indicate the source for that
image.

THEME: Strange Spaces
MY 2 OBJECTS: One floore up and Third Man Begins Digging Through Her Pockets by Katharina Grosse

useful references:

http://www.mocacleveland.org/exhibitions/katharina-grossethird-man-begins-digging-through-her-pockets

http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazine/katharina-grosse/

http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=545

my curatorial statement for all objects:

Even though we are not always aware of what surround us, we will always find

ourselves in some kind of space. ‘Strange spaces’ may remind us to look around from

time to time, stepping away from the ordinary. In the case of a work of art, space is

always a key component. The objects, whether they are two dimensional or three

dimensional, try to either represent a space or be represented in a space. In this

exhibition the objects are using or creating strange spaces that go beyond the canvas,

which allows the use of diverse materials since they are not confined by a limited space.

The variety of artworks in this exhibition goes from architectural buildings, to

installations and even musical compositions. These objects were chosen by thinking of

‘strange spaces’ were someone could actually be in, physically or emotionally, which

are real outside our imagination or dreams. The artists and architects have taken an

ordinary place and transformed it into something unique and extraordinary. All the

objects show to be product of revolutionary thinking and are challenging to assumptions

about the connection between art and space.

These artworks are breaking the traditional rules by changing the art surfaces, materials

and forms to either create a strange space or create a piece in a strange space. These

pieces are all beyond the tradition and beyond the canvas. For instance, Katharina

Grosse often paints directly on the walls, floors and facades using a spray gun instead

of a brush. She marks between thought and visibility, altering between logic and scale

of architecture itself. Therefore, it is possible to see how a variety of mediums in the

works of art can generate a new idea that could appear anywhere in our environment

and not only in a museum or gallery.

A combination between the hand of the maker approach regarding materials and

crafting, and a Marxist approach, prove to be the most useful methods to analyze the

objects of this exhibition. On one hand, the objects carry a great emphasis on the

physical part of art because as they are revolutionary and tend to use uncommon

materials that are manipulated in different ways. It is possible to identify the

transformation from matter of nature to the work of art. Which raises questions

regarding the moment of production, processes, consumption, etc.

On the other hand the Marxist ideas indicate interest in the notion of production and

labour. So if the work of art is considered an object of production, what value do we give

to labour? This approach will be useful to identify the reality behind the production of

these objects, the amount of people involve and the work they performed. Because

without the labour force, none of these artworks would have been made. Consequently,

as the relation between the workers and their knowledge about the materials used has

proven to be highly relevant, it will also encourage questions regarding the hand of the

artist on the particular objects

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