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Read here the report about the Unnoticed Art Festival on the Gruzemayerblog.
About Frans van Lent
Posts by Frans van Lent:
Katie Paterson, Future Library
A forest in Norway is growing.
In 100 years it will become an anthology of books: Future Library.
Katie Paterson and the Future Library (ThePool.com)
Video about the project: https://vimeo.com/97512418
Unnoticed Art Festival #2
The Unnoticed Art Festival took place on June 25 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
The Unnoticed Art Festival wants to thank all artists:
Alice Vogler,
Andrew McNiven
, Bucky Miller,
Chris Wildrick
, Connor Frew,
Edwin Stolk
, Elia Torrecilla,
Florence Jung,
Frans van Lent,
Heath Schultz
, Heinrich Obst,
Ieke Trinks,
Ienke kastelein,
Irina Danilova & Hiram Levy,
Isaac Chong, Jeanette Joy Harris
, Jonathon Keats,
Josh Schwebel,
Joyce Overheul
, Julia Dahee Hong,
Lee Nutbean,
Liam Herne,
Marika & Leopard
, Mark F Beasley,
Mathias Will,
Maureen Bachaus,
Mikio Saito
, naakita feldman-kiss & Roby provost Blanchard
, Nanne Muskens,
Nico Parlevliet
, Paul Money
, Paul Shortt, Peter Christenson,
Raluca Croitoru
, Roekoe M
, Royce Allen Hobbs
, Simon Farid
, Tamar Banai
, Thomas Geiger,
Thomas Tajo
, Vladimir Ivanov,
Yvo van der Vat,
and all participants:
Petra Laaper,
Tiiu Jansen,
Sofie Hollander, Ienke Kastelein, Annemieke van Diepen, Monika Murawska, Heleen Langkamp, Caroline Kapp,
Jos Deuss,
Ton Kraayeveld, Andrew McNiven
, Joyce Overheul, Geerten Ten Bosch, Michiel Tollig,
Alexandra Baybutt, Jolanda Jansen, Archie McNiven
, Alona van Rosmalen
, Heekyung Ryu,
Malou van Doormaal,
Safanja Bendeler, Nico Parlevliet, Ieke Trinks,
Iris van Wijk,
Jello Reumer, Manon Verkooyen,
Yvo van der Vat,
Frans van Lent,
Caz Egelie,
Edwin Stolk,
Heinrich Obst,
Thomas Tajo,
Gijs Velsink,
Jelle Schroor
, Marichel Boye,
Lisanne van Brakel,
Eliot Bo,
Lisa Frey,
Bert Verwijs,
Peter Bogers
, Jasper Budel
, Tom Slegtenhorst
, Arje Snelders, Thijs Vink
.
and of course the inhabitants of the city of Nijmegen,
for creating a fantastic weekend and an unforgettable experience!
For more info about the festival: visit Unnoticedartfestival.com
New ParallelShows
And here they are:
TheParallelShow#6, full version!
Archeological Site, Delphi, Greece.
May 28 2016
with: Ellen Rodenberg, Maarten, Schepers, Jello Reumer, Alexia Karavela and Frans van Lent
TheParallelShow#7, full version!
Huis van Gijn, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
June 5 2016
Malou van Doormaal, Timo van Grinsven, Erin Helsen, Gys Velsink and Karina Beumer.
Photo’s © Alexia Karavela (work Ellen Rodenberg) & Karina Beumer
Program of the Unnoticed Art Festival #2
We are very happy to announce the program:
Alice Vogler (US), Andrew McNiven (GB) , Bucky Miller (US), Chris Wildrick (US) , Connor Frew (US), Edwin Stolk (NL) , Elia Torrecilla (ES), Florence Jung (FR), Frans van Lent (NL), Heath Schultz (US) , Heinrich Obst (BE/DE), Ieke Trinks (NL), Ienke kastelein (NL), Irina Danilova & Hiram Levy (US), Isaac Chong (DE/HK) , Jeanette Joy Harris (US) , Jonathon Keats (US/IT), Josh Schwebel (CAN), Joyce Overheul (NL) , Julia Dahee Hong (CAN), Lee Nutbean (GB), Liam Herne (GB), Marika & Leopard (RU/DE) , Mark F Beasley (US), Mathias Will (DE), Maureen Bachaus (NL), Mikio Saito (JP) , naakita feldman-kiss & Roby provost Blanchard (CAN) , Nanne Muskens (BR), Nico Parlevliet (NL) , Paul Money (GB) , Paul Shortt (US) , Peter Christenson (US), Raluca Croitoru (RO) , Roekoe M (NL) , Royce Allen Hobbs (US) , Simon Farid (GB) , Tamar Banai (IL) , Thomas Geiger (AT), Thomas Tajo (IN) , Vladimir Ivanov (BG), Yvo van der Vat (NL) .
More information wil follow soon!
TheConceptBank.org @ Kunsttour Maastricht
On May 20,21 and 22 TheConceptBank.org will be presented at Kunsttour 2016.
We will put up our tent at the Vrijthof, Maastricht. We are looking forward to meet you there!
Photo © Nico Parlevliet: Festival De Wereld van het Witte de Withkwartier, Rotterdam
The Book Unnoticed Art
Buy the book here or order it in your bookstore.
Unnoticed Art is distributed by Jap Sam Books.
Unnoticed Art Festival #2
On June 24/25 2016 the 222lodge will organise a second festival for Unnoticed Live Art in an undisclosed Dutch city.
The Unnoticed Art Festival balances on the line between public and private. It shows artworks hiding in normality. The language, used to express the works, fits in the average social behaviour in public space and, because of that, remained unnoticed to bystanders.
Creating the concepts and executing the works are split. Artists send their concepts more or less as manuals. In the festival the chosen works will be carried out by a group of (both experienced and unexperienced) volunteers.
The volunteers have a double roll. They are participants as well as audience. They are responsible for realising the performances in the best possible way and, doing that, they fully experience the works. In fact they become part of it. The public is not excluded in this way but it is actually embedded.
The location of the festival remains a secret. That way the passers-by are accidental and without knowledge of the occasion. They are unaware.
They have their own aims, their own occupations, their own thoughts.
You are very welcome to send your concept to 2ndfestival@unnoticedart.com.
The deadline is 1st of April 2016.
The first Unnoticed Art Festival in 2014 showed works of:
Rafael Abreu Canedo (BRA), Sarah Boulton (GBR), Derek Dadian-Smith (USA), Craig Damrauer (USA), Dino Dinco ((USA), Mr. and Mrs Gray (NLD), Linda Hesh (USA), Hiroomi Horiuchi (JPN), David Horvitz (USA), Daan den Houter (NLD), Jeroen Jongeleen (NLD), Ienke Kastelein (NLD), Jonathon Keats (USA), Joke van Kerkwijk (NLD), Kees Koomen (NLD), Margreet Kramer (NLD), Gavin Krastin (ZAF), Frans van Lent (NLD), Steef van Lent (DEU), Gretta Louw (AUS), Lilla Magyari (HUN), Maria Martens (SAV), Andrew McNiven (GBR), Janet Meaney (AUS), Tim Miller (GBR), Marnik Neven (BEL), Joyce Overheul (NLD), Nico Parlevliet (NLD), Malin Peter (SWE), Jess Rose (GBR), Julie Rozman (USA), Roekoe M (NLD), Joshua Schwebel (CAN), Edwin Stolk (NLD), Topp & Dubio (NLD).
TheParallelShow #5 at Art Rotterdam
Performers: Andrew McNiven, Daniela Degen, Ieke Trinks, Ienke Kastelein, Frans van Lent.
We met on February 11 at 11.00 in front of the main entrance of the Art Rotterdam Art Fair.
We entered the restaurant together for a cup of coffee and to discuss our approach to the event.
A year ago we already planned The Parallel Show at the Art Rotterdam Art Fair 2015.
Ieke Trinks, Ienke Kastelein, Peter Baren and I discussed the concept during a meeting in my studio some weeks before. At that time there was no intention of making it the start of a series, it was conceived as a unique occasion.
Because of personal circumstances this ParallelShow was finally cancelled. Some months later, in July 2015, it still took place at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam (#1).
Because of our positive experiences at this first occasion it became the start of a series of ParallelShows.
For that original Parallel Show in the art fair of 2015 we had a clear idea how to approach. We would all design a personal concept for one chosen gallery booth. In this gallery booth we would perform this work (without invitation or anouncement) in front of the group, as a practical instruction to all participants. After that we would all carry out each others works successively in the chosen gallery booths, thus creating a repetitive line of performances.
Of course this original concept was discussed again in this new occasion. The group was slightly different now. Peter was not joining us and Andrew and Daniela were now part of it.
Not all of us were convinced about the original framework so we first visited the shows individually before we decided how to proceed. We would meet again for lunch at 01.30.
At the lunch meeting, we concluded not to use the original framework. We all had our own clear ideas on what to do. We discussed the plans and decided what to perform, individually and together, and in what order. After lunch we returned to the show together.
Finally it turned out to be a mix of solo works and groupworks in a somewhat chaotic improvised setting, probably the clearest representation of the dynamics of this type of art show.
For 5 personal reports please visit TheParallelShow.com
TheConceptBank in January
TheConceptBank.org is a freely accessible database for open-source performance concepts.
How it works:The artist sends a concept to TheConceptBank. It should be written in simple text and structure, more or less as a manual. When it is accepted it becomes part of the database of concepts.
An easy accessible search menu allows visitors of the website to choose a fitting concept. They can then print a chosen concept and carry out the work on a time and a place of their choice.
The user is kindly asked to send us his/her experiences after performing the work (text, photo or video) which TheConceptBank will then forward to the artists. Please visit TheConceptBank.org and see for yourself.
In January 2016 we did an action called TheConceptBank pays out!
If you sent us your proposal in the month January 2016 and we selected it to be published in TheConceptBank,
we would have sent you €50,- in return. For the most appealing concept of the month we transferred €150,-.
Of course this action is over now. But it is still possible to send us concepts. And don’t worry: If your work is published, it will always remain your property. We are not buying concepts, we are just presenting them!
You can, at any time, choose to withdraw your work from the TheConceptBank.
The list of the TheConceptBank Pays Out:
The € 50,- awards:
Liat Berdugo & Leora Freedman & Emily Martinez, Vienne Chan, Steve Giasson, Jolanda Jansen, Ienke Kastelein, Kees Koomen, Roekoe M & Nanne Muskens, Andrew McNiven, Maurice Meewisse, Ellen Rodenberg, Edwin Stolk, Elia Torrecilla, Ieke Trinks & Bernard Roddy, Yvo van der Vat.
The € 150,- award: Floris Visser.
Theconceptbank.org is a non-profit initiative, the use of the databank is free for everybody.The concepts are licensed under Creative Commons.