Stephan Blumenschein
The practice of artist Stephan Blumenschein looks at the histories, ideologies and fantasies surrounding institutional spaces. He does so by thinking through the relations of spaces/rooms within buildings as well as their outside.
(Re)performing social hierarchies constellations of spaces form the framework for where and how (in)visibility and participation is produced and granted to whom. Who and what is seen, is heard, is considered valuable and inspiring? In the last years his research has unfolded along the intersection of anxiety, (institutional) mental health care and architecture.
We are listening to a record
Various locations Amsterdam, NL Ongoing
An ongoing series which, as the title already suggests, is a gathering to listen to a record together. For each occasion a person invited to pick a record, which he/she/they want to share and is dear to them. These are non-public events and the group is brought about by 8 invitation cards whereby the person who picked the record invites one person only and the later invites another one. This person invites another etc. until all invitation cards are handed out.
These sessions happen each time in a different location (studios, apartments, art spaces, offices). The records are, if possible, purchased second hand, adding to/continuing the history of the physical record.
At GOLEB/Amsterdam (listening to Wiley’s “Treddin’ on thin ice”)
Private apartment in Amsterdam (listening to Philip Glass’ “Songs from Liquid Days”)
Guest apartment of PAKT/Amsterdam (listening to PJ Harvey’s “To bring you my love”)
- Gathering 1: Studio Buikslotermeerplein, Amsterdam
Tirzah – “Devotion” picked by Flora Woudstra
- Gathering 2: Goleb, Amsterdam
Wiley – “Threddin’ on thin ice” picked by Jacob Dwyer
- Gathering 3: Private studio, Amsterdam
Philip Glass – “Liquid Days” picked by Becket Mingwen
- Gathering 4: Bologna, Amsterdam
Alice Coltrane – “Journey in Satchidananda” picked by Yolande van der Heide
- Gathering 5: Significant Other, Vienna
Mort Garson – “Plantasia” picked by Kroot Jurak
- Gathering 6: Goleb, Amsterdam
Coil – “The Ape of Naples” picked by Mirko Lazovic
- Gathering 7: artist apartment of PAKT, Amsterdam
PJ Harvey – “To Bring You My Love” picked by Baha Görkem Yalim
- Gathering 8: studio Bram van den Berg, Amsterdam
The Upsetters - “Return of the Super Ape” picked by Janine Armin
- Gathering 9: studio Stephan Blumenschein, Amsterdam
Shirley and Dolly Collins - “Love, Death and the Lady” picked by Seamus Cater
- Gathering 10: deVlugt, Amsterdam
Smokey - “Best of” picked by Vita Buyvid
- Gathering 11: Beautiful Distress House, Amsterdam
Chi Coltrane - “Chi Coltrane” picked by Josephine van Balen
Ana Roxanne - “Because of a Flower” picked by Esther Frank