Authors Ewa Partum Date April 21-23, 1971 Language Polish
THE SITUATION OF A TOTAL PROHIBITION
the smaller the field of a manual action the bigger the expansion of a space as a fact. through the negation of any situation in the conceptual sphere. THE SMALLER THE FIELD FOR ANY GIVEN ACTION THE BIGGER THE POSSIBILITY FOR AN ENTIRELY FREE SPACE TO EMERGE. THE SPACE IS INVISIBLE, UNVEILED, DISINTERESTED the disinterestedness of the space is its possibility, it is an artistic fact. any action here is superfluous.
THIS SITUATION SERVES ONLY TO PRESERVE A FREE SPACE, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE FILLED BY ANY EXPERIENCE.
This text was printed on a large board in the installation The Legality of Space (Legalność przestrzeni), as it was presented in Łódź in 1971.
Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandView onto Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandView from within Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, Poland
View onto Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandView from within Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, Poland
Texts appearing in the installation The Legality of Space.
No admission! No landing! No feeding! No smoking! Everything is prohibited! It is prohibited to concede! Silence! No feeding! Consumption forbidden! Do not stop in the passage! Do not climb the tower!
Translated by Karolina Majewska-Güde. With special thanks to Ewa Partum.
Catalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandCatalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandCatalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandCatalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, Poland
Catalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandCatalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, PolandCatalogue for Ewa Partum, “The Legality of Space” (“Legalność przestrzeni”), Łódź, Liberty Square (Plac Wolności), April 21-23, 1971. ARTUM Foundation, Ewa Partum Museum, Poland
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