LESS CONCENTRATION!

1. INTRODUCTION
2. CONCENTRATION AS A METHOD OF WORK
3. LESS CONCENTRATION - WTF?
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1. INTRODUCTION

WE ARE HERE @ LÜTHI,
IT USED TO BE A BOOKSTORE
IT IS NOW A SPACE DEDICATED TO ART,
CURATED BY KUNSTVEREIN BIEL.
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AS THE BOOKSTORE HAS GONE, THIS BULDING,
THE ROOMS, THE FACADE, THE VITRINES, THE NEONS, THE LETTERBOX,
LOST THEIR ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND THUS
THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTION.
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IT HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY ENTITELED AS
«A SHAME», «DISTURBING» OR AS A «FAIL» BY THE ACTORS OF THE
INNER CITY RETAILING SYSTEM.
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THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF ONE OF 1000s OF PRODUCTS
WITHIN THE REGIONAL IMMOMARKET, FACING THE HARSH REALITY OF WEB- & APP-BASED
STORES SUCH AS AMAZON, ZALANDO, BRACK, JUNO, LE SHOP AND ULTRA FAST HOME-DELIVERIES
SUCH AS DPD, DHL, UPS, DIE POST, VELOKURIER OR YOUR LOCAL GEMÜSEABO-DUDE.
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THE PLACE WHERE INFORMATION WAS ONCE SOLD, PRINTED IN THE
MEDIA OF BOOKS, HAS BEEN ABANDONNED AND EMPTY FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THE JOBS, THE BOOKS AND THE PROFIT HAS GONE TO ST.ELSEWHERE.
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A FEW WEEKS AGO, ARTISTS HAVE BEEN CALLED
TO BRING RELIEF AND REMEDY.
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BUT WHAT KIND OF SOLUTION IS ART ABLE TO PROVIDE ?
AND WHAT IS MY ROLE AS AN ARTIST ?
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IN THIS LECTURE I WILL PROPOSE ART AS A METHOD TO NEGOTIATE
THIS VERY SPACE HERE.
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2. CONCENTRATION AS A METHOD OF WORK
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WE ALL LEARNED TO CONCENTRATE IN SCHOOL.
TO MAKE IT SHORT: IT IS THE METHOD OF SOLVING
PROBLEMS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT
AND ECONOMIC WAY.
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CONCENTRATION IS A METHOD OF ACHIEVING MAXIMUM
PRODUCTIVITY WITH MINIMUM WASTED EFFORT OR EXPENSE.
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3. LESS CONCENTRATION - WTF?
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AS ART IS INTRINSICALLY A PROBLEM,
THE ARTIST'S JOB IS TO PRODUCE,
DISTRIBUTE AND NEGOTIATE
ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
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NOT VITAL - THE NO PROBLEM SCULPTURE - 2012 - ZURICH WEST
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WE THE ARTISTS, ARE WORKING PEOPLE. WE WORK A LOT, LIKE IMMO-TRADERS,
CRAFTSMEN OF ALL KINDS, PILOTS, STRASSENBAUERS, DENTISTS,
BANKERS AND YOUR FRIEND AT YOUR FAVOURITE BAR.
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WE ARE ABLE TO BE THE DILETANTE AND THE HIGHLY EDUCATED
PROFESSIONAL AT THE SAME TIME. WE CREATE NEW AND NEVER BEFORE
PRODUCED OBJECTS OF NEGOTIATION CALLED ARTWORKS.
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ERWIN WURM - FAT CONVERTIBLE - 2004 - MIXED MEDIA
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WE NEGOTIATE NOT JUST THE FUTURE WE NEGOTIATE THE USE OF TIME, THE USE OF SPACE.
WE NEGOTIATE PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PERFORMANCES, SYMBOLS
CARS - AS ERWIN WURM AND WOLFGANG TILLMANS RECENTLY DID -,
WE NEGOTIATE REALITY, MONEY, WORK, LEISURE AND ART ITSELF,
WE NEGOTIATE THE USABILITY OF THIS VERY SPACE @ LÜTHI
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ART
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WE ARE PIONEERS,
WE ARE POST-, PRESENT-, AND PAST-EVERYTHING,
BUT WE DO NOT SOLVE PROBLEMS,
WE LOCATE AND NEGOTIATE THEM.
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WE USE
«LESS CONCENTRATION»,
AS OUR METHOD OF WORK.
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