zwischen zwei toden between two deaths
ZKM
12.05. – 19.08.2007
ZKM | Medienmuseum, Lichthof 8
between two deaths: the festival
11. – 12.05.2007
Participating Artists
Rita Ackermann

Toast For no Fear / Masturbation, Karlsruhe 2007, 2007
mixed media walldrawing / installation
dimensions variable
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy of the artist;
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York


Ulf Aminde
Welcome Home # 5 / Human with Details, 2007
digital video, transferred to DVD
40 minutes
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy of the artist


Sue de Beer

Black Sun, 2005
video installation
two-channel projection
digital video transferred to DVD, 23 minutes
wood, acrylic paint, carpet, beanbag chairs
installation of the house
approximately 457 x 579 x 497 cm
Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Munich


Walead Beshty

Passages in American Metropolis (Production Stills), 2001–
40 selections from portfolios 1 to 7
quadtone black and white print
34.29 x 43.18 cm (framed)
Courtesy of the artist; Wallspace, New York;
China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles


Martin Dammann

Soldier Studies, 2007
series of 16 digital prints
each approx. 70 x 45 cm
Commissioned by ZKM with support
of Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin

Eagle 1, 1999
light jet print
250 x 200 cm
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin

Eagle 2, 1999
digital print
250 x 185 cm
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin

Eagle 3, 1999
digital print
250 x185 cm
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin

Fremde Freunde, 2006
graphite, oil pastels on hardboard
250 x 355 cm
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin; Georg Kargl, Wien

Formation / Jura, 2007
graphite, felt-tip pen,
oil pastels on hardboard
250 x 374 cm
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin; Georg Kargl, Wien

In TV (Jamie Shea Shows us Stuff), 1998
digital video transferred to DVD
0.17 minutes (loop)
Courtesy Barbara Thumm, Berlin


Harry Dodge & Stanya Kahn

Let The Good Times Roll, 2004
digital video transferred to DVD,
15.37 minutes
Courtesy of the artists;
Elizabeth Dee, New York


Brock Enright

Boards, Stones and Bones, 2007
mixed media installation
dimensions variable
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York


Barnaby Furnas

The Other Way II (Flood), 2007
urethane on linen
457.20 x 914.40 cm
Commissioned by ZKM with support of
Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York


Luis Gispert / Jeffrey Reed

Stereomongrel, 2005
super 35mm transferred to DVD
10 minutes
Courtesy Zach Feuer Gallery, New York


Nan Goldin

Sisters, Saints and Sibyls, 2004
3-channel video installation / slide projection
40 minutes
Courtesy Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers,
Köln München


Dan Graham

Death by Chocolate: West Edmonton
Shopping Mall (1986–2005), 2005
digital video transferred to DVD
8 minutes
Courtesy of the artist


Nicolás Guagnini

The Middle Class Goes to Heaven,
2005–2006
80 slides (projection), audio loop
Courtesy of the artist;
Orchard Gallery, New York


Elín Hansdóttir

Drift, 2007
Installation
9m x 6m x 3m
Commissioned by ZKM
Elín Hansdóttir in cooperation
with Neulant / van Exel, Berlin
Courtesy of the artist


Jutta Koether

Jxxxa, Leibhaftige, Malerei, 2007
Jxxxa, Touch and Resist, 2007
mixed media installation
dimensions variable
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy of the artist


Terence Koh

The Deer In The Forest The Silver In The Tree, 2007
mixed media installation
black piano, paintings
dimensions variable
Commissioned by ZKM with support of
Peres Projects, Los Angeles Berlin
All courtesy Peres Projects, Los Angeles Berlin


Erik van Lieshout

UP!, 2005
digital video transferred to DVD
18 minutes
installation, wood, vinyl
size and screening variable
with the financial support of
Beyond, Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht (NL)
Courtesy Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich


Ján Mančuška

Killer without a Cause, 2006
35mm film installation
15 minutes (loop)
dimensions variable
Courtesy Collection Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna


Marlene McCarty

Backyard Baptism, 11:22 a.m. The Borden
Family with David. Sunday, November 13, 2005.
Warwick Township, Lititz,
Pennsylvania, 2006 – 2007
graphite and ballpoint pen on paper
317.50 x 563.80 cm
Courtesy the artist; Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York


John Miller

The Corpse, 2006
mirror, plastic fruit, wood, synthetic materials
8 sections, 38.1 x 94 x 68.6 cm each
38.10 x 231.10 x 231.10 cm (installed)
Courtesy of the artist; Metro Pictures, New York


Chloe Piene

Stummfilm (black drone forest play), 2007
digital video transferred to DVD
3.10 min (Loop)
Courtesy Galerie Obadia, Paris; Barbara Thumm, Berlin


Adam Putnam

Infinite Regress, 2007
video installation
four channel projection, concrete object
dimensions variable
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy of the artist; Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles; Taxter & Spengemann, New York


Stephen G. Rhodes

Instructions for a 16 Sided Barn:
Your Shit Is in My Mouth, 2001
digital video transferred to DVD
3.05 minutes
Courtesy of the artist; Guild & Greyshkul, New York; Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles

Dualism 2, 2006
synchronised two channel projection / video installation
digital video transferred to DVD
2.20 minutes
dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist; Guild & Greyshkul, New York; Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles


Kirstine Roepstorff

The Legend of the Mottled Uncertainty, 2007
mixed media collage
photocopies, sequins, cloth, sea shells, adhesive laminated paper mounted on aluminum
362 x 164 cm
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy Peres Projects, Los Angeles Berlin

Dimension of Empty Space, 2007
mixed media collage
window glass, photocopies, silver foil, newspaper clippings
186,5 x 54 cm
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy Peres Projects, Los Angeles Berlin

Bitch with a Keen Sense and a Good Smell, 2007
collage, black paper
approx. 343 x 215 cm, dimensions vary with installation
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy Peres Projects, Los Angeles Berlin

Black Cats and Other Stories --
Including the Sum of Discontent, 2007
mixed media collage
window glass, photocopies on paper and vinyl, silver foil, masking tape, duct tape
approx. 236 x 345 cm,
dimensions vary with installation
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy Peres Projects, Los Angeles Berlin


Aïda Ruilova

Lulu, 2007
digital video transferred to DVD
4.30 min (loop)
Courtesy of Salon 94, New York; Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin


Florian Slotawa

Land gewinnen, 2005/2007
former garden equipment at Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
dimensions variable
Collection Götz Hoffmann und Solveigh Hübner


Javier Téllez

La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (Rozelle Hospital, Sydney), 2004
Two channel projection with three red
curtains/hospital blankets and one
black board behind the glass
super 16mm transferred to DVD
(La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc)
97.02 minutes, no sound
super 16mm transferred to DVD
(Twelve And a Marionette)
40:55 minutes
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich - Tellez: 97.02 minutes, no sound


Mark Titchner

And Now What Do You Want?, 2007
digital print on vinyl /paper, video installation
dimensions variable
8 monitors
Commissioned by ZKM
Courtesy of the artist; Vilma Gold, London


Ryan Trecartin

The Travelling Blonde Monster, 2006
mixed media
182,88 x 106,68 x 7,62 cm
Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Munich

A Family Finds Entertainment, 2005
digital video transferred to DVD
41 Minutes
Courtesy of the artist; Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York

Tommy Chat Just E-mailed Me, 2006
digital video transferred to DVD
7.21 minutes
Courtesy of the artist; Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York


Ryan Trecartin & Lizzy Fitch

Choice Shopping, 2006
mixed media
114,30 x 167,60 x 289,60 cm
Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Munich

It’s My Day!, 2006
mixed media
213,4 x 228,6 x 182,9 cm
Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Munich


Jennifer West

Yeah Film, 2006
16mm film leader soaked in clover, belladonna and poppie tea, inscribed with the word yeah written
in beet juice and pepto-bismol
16mm film transferred to DVD
2.45 minutes (loop)
Courtesy of the artist; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

Comfort Food Film, 2006
“unprocessed” 16mm film negative cooked in mashed potatoes & gravy, macaroni & cheese, guacamole, ketchup, mustard & pickle relish, hot oatmeal, applesauce and spaghetti & meatballs
16mm film transferred to DVD
1.23 minutes (loop)
Courtesy of the artist; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

Tar Smell Film, 2006
16mm film negative exposed with cigarette light, dragged along beach sand tar, rubbed with skin so soft lotion and dripped with manic panic hair dyes
—based on notes from CdG’s Tar scent
16mm film transferred to DVD
2.23 minutes (loop)
Courtesy of the artist; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

Psychosomatic Film no. 1, 2006
16mm film negative soaked in energy drinks:
Orange Dream Machine — Amp—Full Throttle,
16mm film transferred to DVD
0.31 minutes (loop)
Courtesy of the artist; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

Sex on the Beach Slippery Nipple, 2006
Mandrake Kavakava Nirvana Film
(16mm film leader soaked in cocktails & herbs)
16mm film transferred to DVD
2.52 minutes (loop)
Courtesy of the artist; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles


Charlie White

Champion, 2005
chromogenic print
110.5 x 127 cm
Courtesy of the artist

Patrimony, 2006
chromogenic print
120 x 133 cm
Courtesy of the artist; Wohnmaschine, Berlin

The Americans, US
Gymnastics Team, 2005
chromogenic print
140 x 127cm
Courtesy of the artist; Wohnmaschine, Berlin

Jonestown, 2006
chromogenic print
96.5 x 101.5 cm
Private Collection, Essen
Courtesy Privatsammlung, Essen

Granddaughter, 2005
chromogenic print
127 x 148 cm
edition of 5 + 1 ap
Courtesy of the artist; Wohnmaschine, Berlin