Permanent Creation
Art's Birthday Instruction Schedule for Sunday the 16th
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19:10 GMT |
kitchen clockexecuted in: Viennatake a kitchen clock. dial 5 minutes. wait. Anonymous |
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19:20 GMT |
fluxus songexecuted in: Viennatake any text (for example a newspaper article or a songs-text) read it so that the letters represent notes (a=a, b=hb, c=c, etc) and play the melody on an instrument or sing it. ernst@iftaf.org |
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19:30 GMT |
typewriterexecuted in: Viennawrite the following text with an old typewriter: Die gesammelten Instruktionen dienen KünstlerInnen und AkteurInnen in Wien und in den Partnerstädten als Ausgangspunkt zu einem gemeinsamen Handeln. Via Internet und Radiowellen vernetzt, führen sie die Handlungsanweisungen als akustische Mikroperformances durch. ernst@iftaf.org |
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19:40 GMT |
Yoko Ono, 1955 Lighting Pieceexecuted in: ViennaLight a match and watch it til it goes out. ernst@iftaf.org |
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19:50 GMT |
Looking for Workexecuted in: ViennaA tribute to Robert Filliou and Roy Kiyooka. A cup, a saucer. Another cup, another saucer. A pot of tea. A newspaper with a large classified-ad section. Two artists sit across the table from each other. They pour each other tea. Each one reads an ad from the Job listings of the paper - looking for positions for artists. They highlight things like: new saw mill, all trades welcome (does this include artists? are philosophers required in industry?). [originally performed in 1979 by RF and RK in Vancouver] reverie-info@front.bc.ca |
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20:00 GMT |
Fuck the birthday cakeexecuted in: ViennaFuck the birthday cake and cum on its face! florian-merkur@gmx.net |
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20:20 GMT |
fork & plateexecuted in: Baltimore, Viennascratch with a fork on a plate ernst@iftaf.org |
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20:30 GMT |
Ben Vautier, 1963: Applesexecuted in: Vienna4 performers eat 4 apples Anonymous |
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20:40 GMT |
CDexecuted in: ViennaSchreibe mit einem Marker "ARTS BIRTHDAY" auf die Unterseite irgendeiner CD und spiele sie ab. Anonymous |
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20:50 GMT |
Vibration through measurementexecuted in: Vancouver, ViennaUsing rulers (like in measuring units) to vibrate at the edge of the table. Anonymous |
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21:00 GMT |
short circuitexecuted in: Viennatry to short circuit a battery. requires batter & wire Anonymous |
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21:10 GMT |
geburtstagsständchen für artexecuted in: Viennamittels eines oder mehrerer soletti (längs oder quer, ev. halbiert) wird der mund offen gehalten und dann ein geburtstagslied (zb happy birtday, hoch soll sie leben...) gesungen. kann auch mehrstimmig sein! ab@alien.mur.at |
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21:20 GMT |
popcornexecuted in: Viennamake popcorn in a popcorn machine, then eat the popcorn together with the audience ernst@iftaf.org |
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21:30 GMT |
pocket radio action (one streaming station alone)executed in: Viennaas many people as possible bring pocket radios. switch them on. play with the sinus tone of the carrier wave of an AM station. no comments. n@alien.mur.at |
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21:40 GMT |
Permanent Constructionexecuted in: ViennaBohre ein Loch in den Tisch. Spachtle das Loch wieder zu. Usw ad lib. n @ alien |
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21:50 GMT |
toastexecuted in: Viennatoast the slices of bread until they are black. then remove the black with a knife and toast again; remove black again... until the bread has disappeared 2-4 toasters 2-4 slices of bread knife ernst@iftaf.org |
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22:00 GMT |
Aussprache-Eingabe-Geräuscheexecuted in: ViennaRequisiten: eine Schreibmaschiene, ein Mikrophon für selektive Tonabnahmen Person 1 tippt einen Text in die Tastatur, welchen dieselbe Person auch gleichzeitig vom Blatt liest. Person 2 führt das Mikrophon nach Gutdünken abwechselnd an alle möglichen Schallquellen im Aufnahmeraum. Der Text besteht aus einem Gemisch von verschiedenen Sprachen wie Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Tschechisch, Polnisch, Spanisch, Slowakisch, Italienisch, ... Dauer ca 5-10 min Anonymous |
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22:10 GMT |
Stradivariexecuted in: Viennaplay a very expensive violine - with a rasp! Anonymous |
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22:20 GMT |
pocket radio action (all streaming stations at once)executed in: Vancouver, Viennabring a pocket radio. switch it on. tune into a station that speaks your language. listen. tune into a station that speaks a language you do not understand. optionally, make a comment on what you hear. na@alien.mur.at |
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22:30 GMT |
kommodeexecuted in: Viennaseveral performers stand around the table naming furnitures and colors while dropping a marble. as often as possible Anonymous |
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22:40 GMT |
carrott chewingexecuted in: Baltimore, ViennaChew a carrott very close to the microphone (like there was the carrott chew performance of the Fluxus people in New York - I don't remember the date at the moment...) sbreitsameter@snafu.de |
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22:50 GMT |
Silenceexecuted in: all togetherOn a given visual signal (by one person, i.e. by showing four fingers slowly one by one) the whole assembly shout very loudly the word SILENCE or RUHE or STILLE or TYSTNAD (but to honor Jhon Cage would be best with SILENCE). Good Luck ! Wolfgang Peter Menzel |
