This is what we did during the covid years: a lot of in-depth reading as site-specific research, into the pile of circa 50 Mosaic Magazines, from the first Issue (October 1967) to now.
Mosaic issue 54.2 is the first result: a special archival issue developed as the first part of a collaborative project between us, the magazine and Shep Steiner. Shifting through fifty years of old issues and forty times as many published essays, we collectively selected twelve texts to republish.
The second part of the project is developed as a series of lectures, published in subsequent issues: Mosaic 55.1 (with texts by Erin Manning, Paul Huebener, Jonas Staal, Denise Ferreira da Silva, Anna-Sophie Springer and Etienne Turpin, and Steven Duval and Marina McDougall), and Mosaic 55.2: Relative Time/Little Time Proceedings, Part 2.
introduction about our work and collaboration with Mosaic, by Shepherd Steiner and Karalyn Dokurno.
Themes:
curatorial
Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Married By Powers (Seoul) These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully I've Got Something in My Eye Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) WERE IT AS IF Mosaic City Oasis
collaboration
The City & The City Take Part The Kitchen Piece The Bookshop Piece The Shower Piece Rest Nomads & Residents The poem that jumps the fence School of Walking: Vienna School of Walking: Casablanca Now What? Parade or Dazibao? How does a straight line feel? (GwangJu) Jogo kali Speechless Eminent Domain Turning a Blind Eye Etwas Rotes What if the moon were just a jump away? Not all those who wander are lost Stick It On! Between a rock and a hard place Elements of composition [As above, so below] Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Clearing Procedure point d'ironie are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Speculation Learning From Vancouver It isn't what it used to be and will never be again Public Sculpture [sous les pavés, la plage] Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site A garden for Lindestede Art is either plagiarism or revolution, or: something is definitely going to happen here Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Sunset Cinema Teach Me Something Past Imperfect Teasing Minds KA Nomads in Residence / No. 19 Lobby / Office Piece Insert Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Accumulate, collect, show Mosaic To Gather on a Mountain
publication
The City & The City Up Close The School of Missing Studies Facts on the ground It isn't what it used to be and will never be again Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site The Smell of Success Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Laughing Gas Fly Me To The Moon in the course of events (May 18) Ford Boxes Past Imperfect Teasing Minds Catching Some Air Elements of composition [As above, so below] are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Learning From Vancouver The Disappearance Piece N.T. You are here, art is not Mosaic
archive
Nomads & Residents Married By Powers (Seoul) Sleep With Me What is this world? Now What? Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Czigane – Not the whole story Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Turning a Blind Eye Up Close in the course of events (May 18) Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, he said At the end of this long journey We swear we saw this WERE IT AS IF Eminent Domain Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) City Oasis Model City Insert Birds Must Be Eliminated Catching Some Air Proposition for Reclaiming a Space A half mile of string One to One I've Got Something in My Eye Fly Me To The Moon Loompanics Trinity (April 2, 2005) Past Imperfect Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) Love and Happiness These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Mosaic
words
public domain
Facts on the ground Take Part Letters to the Land The City & The City Turning a Blind Eye Etwas Rotes Teach Me Something School of Walking: Casablanca Eminent Domain Stick It On! The poem that jumps the fence School of Walking: Vienna Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, he said Parade or Dazibao? Jogo kali Up Close The School of Missing Studies What if the moon were just a jump away? Not all those who wander are lost Hurry Up Please, It's Time Between a rock and a hard place These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Speculation Unititled (Gold) Public Sculpture [sous les pavés, la plage] Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site The Smell of Success What colour would a chameleon take when placed on a mirror? Billboard Close Encounters A garden for Lindestede Art is either plagiarism or revolution, or: something is definitely going to happen here Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Ideas Sunset Cinema The Disappearance Piece Laughing Gas Little Liars Fly Me To The Moon Loompanics Ford Boxes Trinity (April 2, 2005) Biosphere2 Past Imperfect Skinner*s Box Teasing Minds Life, once more, continues to be free and easy 52% happy KA Nomads in Residence / No. 19 Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) City Oasis Model City Love and Happiness Absolut Stockholm Good Nomads & Residents Proposition for Reclaiming a Space point d'ironie Learning From Vancouver Mosaic Kiev, 18-3-2006 To Gather on a Mountain
collection
Married By Powers (Seoul) Little Liars Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Czigane – Not the whole story Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Anatomy of a scene Fly Me To The Moon At the end of this long journey We swear we saw this WERE IT AS IF Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Catching Some Air I've Got Something in My Eye Loompanics Model City These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Mosaic Kiev, 18-3-2006