“Stolen Pieces” (from Joseph Beuys), 1995-1997 – Original work with Franco
“Stolen Pieces” (from Robert Rauschenberg), 1995-1997
“Stolen Pieces”, 1995-1997 – video documention of the final performance with color and sound
“Stolen Pieces” (from Edward Kienholz), 1995-1997
Eine fantastische, bisher nicht gezeigte Arbeit des italienischen Duos Eva & Franco Mattes alias 0100101110101101.org: “Stolen Pieces” in der New Yorker Galerie Postmasters. In den Jahren 1995 bis 1997 besuchte das Paar zahlreiche Museen – und stahl kleine Stückchen bekannter Kunstwerke – von Joseph Beuys, Marcel Duchamps, Jeff Koons bis Jean Tinguely – und fotografierte sich dabei. “On Saturday evening, in the back room at Postmasters Gallery in Chelsea, veteran dealer Magdalena Sawon gave me an early glimpse of a work called “Stolen Pieces,” which she said has never been exhibited. Made by a young Italian couple, Eva and Franco Mattes, but kept secret since the mid-’90s, it consists of a display case full of tiny chips from significant works of art, snatched or snapped off by the duo over a two-year crime spree. The artists did the deeds between July 28, 1995, and July 29, 1997, in museums all around the world. The loot includes a manufacturer’s label peeled from the aquarium in which Jeff Koons floated his famous basketballs in 1985. There’s a short length of shoelace from a Claes Oldenburg soft sculpture. There’s a little blob of lead from an installation by Joseph Beuys, and a couple of threads from an Andy Warhol. Perhaps most significantly, there’s a tiny chip of porcelain from the urinal “Fountain” of Marcel Duchamp, taken from an unspecified exhibition.” (*) Via: Mail
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