WORKS

  Claude Closky, Playing Guitar (Rick, Yosuke and Richie), 2008






'Playing Guitar (Rick, Yosuke and Richie)', 2008,
floor projection, 3 projectors, 3 computers, metallic barrier, stereo amplifier & speakers, variable dimensions, unlimited duration

Courtesy Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Music Video', Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing. 19 April - 18 May 2008.
- 'Nuit Blanche', Gymnase Jean Jaurès, Paris. 3 October - 4 October 2009. Curators: Alexia Fabre, Frank Lamy.

Literature:
- Léa Gauthier (editor), Frank Lamy (text), 'French Connection', Paris: Black Jack Editions, 2008, pp. 192-199.
- Daphné Tesson, 'Jusqu'au bout de la nuit blanche', Paris: A nous Paris, 28 September - 28 October 2009, p. 31.






  Claude Closky, Midnight, 2008

Claude Closky, Midnight, 2008






'Midnight', 2008,
red electronic led sign, 18 x 42,5 x 7,5 cm (digit height: 10 cm), unlimited duration.

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Minuit', Galerie Saint-Severin (window designed by Martin Szekely), Paris. 20 December 2008 - 2 February 2009. Curator: Germaine de Liencourt






  Claude Closky, One Two One Two, 2008






'One Two One Two', 2008,
clock, 4 cm, ø 25 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- '+1', Ecole d’art du Havre, Le Havre. 12 March - 15 April 2009. Curator: Jean-Noël, Lafargue
- 'Volta 5', Basel. 8 June - 13 June 2009. @ galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.






  Claude Closky, Alphabet, 2008






'Alphabet', 2008,
wall painting, dimensions variable

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Ecritures Silencieuses', Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris. 27 March - 23 August 2009. Curator: Hervé Mikaeloff.
- 'Scritture Silenziose', Palazzo Dugnani, Milan. 23 September - 31 October 2009. Curator: Hervé Mikaeloff.
- 'FIAC 2009', Grand Palais, Paris. 21 October - 25 October 2009. @ galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.

Literature:
- Gilles de Bure, 'Ecritures Silencieuses', Paris: Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, 2009, pp. 14-15.
- 'Ecritures Silencieuses', Paris: Journal des arts n°307, offprint, 10 July - 10 August 2009, 4eme de couv.
- Emmanuel Grandjean, 'Claude Closky, police spéciale', Geneva: Edelweiss, July 2009, pp. 32-33.
- Gilles de Bure, 'Scritture Silenziose', Milano: Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, 2009, pp. 16-17.
- 'Galerie Laurent Godin', Paris: Fiac, 2009, pp. 216-217.







DRAWINGS

  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
red ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galleria Enrico Fornello, Milano.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Private collection.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Private collection.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Private collection.







  Claude Closky, Inside, 2008

Claude Closky, Inside, 2008






'Inside', 2008,
black ballpoint on paper, diptyque, twice 40 x 30 cm

Private collection.








BOOKS, INSERTS...

  Claude Closky, Illumination, 2008

Claude Closky, Illumination, 2008






'Illumination', 2008,
Editions 2-909043, Paris, offset, 96 pages, 21 x 15 cm



Exhibition(s):
- 'Illumination', Le Creux de l ?Enfer, Thiers. 14 October 2008 - 31 January 2009. Curators: Frédéric Bouglé, Matt Hill






  Claude Closky, Horoscope 2009, 2008

Claude Closky, Horoscope 2009, 2008






'Horoscope 2009', 2008,
One star press - Galerie Laurent Godin coedition , Paris, offset, 32 pages, 21 x 15 cm








  Claude Closky, 4728 Selected Numbers and 539 847 Selected Letters of James Joyce, 2008






'4 728 Selected Numbers and 539 847 Selected Letters of James Joyce', 2008,
July-August, in Art on paper n°12, p. 61







WEB SITES

  Claude Closky, My Latest Things, 2008






'My Latest Things', 2008,
mylatestthings.blogspot.com, 365 posts








  Claude Closky, remake of "Lectures quotidiennes [Daily Readings] (1992)", 2008






Remake of "Lectures quotidiennes [Daily Readings] (1992)"', 2008,
www.amazon.fr/gp/registry/wishlist/1M1DWWYLCIF2Q



Literature:
- Michel Gauthier, '8002-9891', editions Mac/Val, Vitry, 2008.






  Claude Closky, Ghosts Music [Musique de fantomes], 2008






'Ghosts Music', 2008,
www.sittes.net/ghosts









EXHIBITIONS

  Yes, Galleria Enrico Fornello, Prato. 19 January - 4 March 2008.

Yes, Galleria Enrico Fornello, Prato. 19 January - 4 March 2008.






'Yes', Galleria Enrico Fornello, Prato. 19 January - 4 March 2008.


Work(s):
- 'Yes', 2006-2007, interactive installation, x voting booths (wood & curtain), x touch-screen LCD monitors, x computers, x amplifier, x speakers, permanent internet connection, dimensions variable.


Literature:
- Daniela Cresti, 'Claude Closky / Maria Adele Del Vecchio', Firenze: Exibart, www.exibart.com/notizia.asp?IDNotizia=22522&IDCategoria=58, February 2008.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.
- Léa Gauthier (editor), Frank Lamy (text), 'French Connection', Paris: Black Jack Editions, 2008, pp. 192-199.






  8002 - 9891, Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.

8002 - 9891, Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.

8002 - 9891, Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.






'8002 - 9891', Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.


Work(s):
- 'Plusieurs fois [more than once]', 1989, laser print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
- 'Cinquante-deux raisons de jouer aux cartes [Fifty two reasons to play cards]', 1989, laser print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
- 'Notes classées par ordre alphabétique (version anglaise) [key notes classified in alphabetical order (english version)]', 1989, laserprint on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm. - 'Notes classées par ordre alphabétique [key notes classified in alphabetical order]', 1989, laserprint on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm. - 'Les dix premiers nombres classés par ordre alphabétique (version anglaise) [the first ten numbers classified in alphabetical order (english version)]', 1989, laser print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
- 'Les dix premiers nombres classés par ordre alphabétique [the first ten numbers classified in alphabetical order]', 1989, laser print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
- 'De un à neuf [from one to nine]', 1989, laser print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
- 'Lu et relu au petit déjeuner [Read and read again at breakfast] (Cornflakes)', 1989, laserprint on paper, 2 pages 21 x 29,7 cm.
- 'Signalisation sur l’autoroute A6 [signs on A6 high way]', 1989, laser print on paper, 2 pages 29,7 x 21 cm.
- 'Les chiffres au féminin [numbers in the feminine]', 1990, ballpoint pen on bromide print, 30 x 24 cm.
- '1992', 1991, ballpoint pen on bromide print, 30 x 24 cm.
- 'Dix tentatives de multiplier 2 par 4 [ten attempts to multiply 2 by 4]', 1993, ballpoint pen on paper, 30 x 24 cm.
- 'P.I.N.', 2002, Paris: Editions 2-909043, 100 x 140 cm.
- 'Pellicules ? [dandruffs?]', 1995, collage on sketch pad, 200 pages, 21,5 x 14,5 cm.
- '1 + 2 = 3', 1995, ballpoint pen on notebook, 200 pages, 17 x 11 cm.
- '0uai! [Yea! ]', 2004, ballpoint pen on sketch pad, 200 pages, 28 x 22 cm.
- 'Plus de 300 petits prix [300 budget prices]', 1991-1993, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (DDD), CD player, 15 minutes.
- 'GSM', 1997, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (DDD), CD player, unlimited duration.
- 'Téèfun [TF1]', 1997-1998, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration.
- 'Europa', 1998, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration.
- 'Week-end', 1998, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration.
- 'Summer', 1998, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, loop.
- 'I’m a slave 4 U, Samantha Laurent interviews Claude Closky', 2001, compact disk (ADD), 4 minutes.
- 'Il n'est pas 15 heures [It’s not 3 PM]', 1995-1996, black and white public notice, 3 x 4 meters.
- '1000 choses à faire [A 1000 things to do] ', 1994-1993, collage, 216 x 1040 cm (60 frames 72 x 52 cm).
- 'Le A nouveau est arrivé [the new A has arrived]', 1995, books installation, 22 x 45 x 15 cm.
- 'Bla bla [Blah-blah]', 1998, green and yellow electronic led sign, computer, loop (4h1/2).
- 'mmmMMM', 2003, web flyer, Php (http://closky2.online.fr/mmmMMM).
- 'Ok', 2005, Php (http://worldnews.online.fr/ok).
- 'Men & Women', 2005, Php (www.sittes.net/men&women).
- 'Basse-Cour', 2005, stereo amplifier, 8 speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player , variable dimensions.
- 'Call Now', 1995-2007, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (DDD), CD player, loop.
- 'Salut #1 [Hello #1] ', 2000, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration.
- 'Besoin d'argent ? [need money?]', 1998, stereo amplifier & speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, loop.
- 'Quinze ongles… [fifiteen nails and so on…]', 1990, artist’s publication, b&w photocopy, 64 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Tagada et Turlututu', 1991, artist’s publication, b&w photocopy, 102 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Trois mille quatre cent quinze vendredis 13[three thousand four hundred and fifteen friday the 13ths]', 1992, Paris: Association des amis du MAMVP, 16 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Tout ce que je peux faire [everything I can do]', 1992, Paris: Galerie Jennifer Flay, 16 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Untitled (Marabout)', 1995-1997, wallpaper, silkscreen print, dimensions variable.
- 'Profils de célibataires [singles]', 1995, Montpellier: Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, 80 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Prédictions [predictions]', 1996, Rouen: Frac Haute-Normandie, 80 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Mon Catalogue [my catalogue]', 1999, Limoges: Frac Limousin, 288 pages, 21 x 15 cm.
- 'Calendrier 2000 [2000 calendar]', 1999, Paris: Centre Pompidou, 24 pages, 24 x 30 cm.
- 'De 1 à 1000 euros [from 1 to 1,000 euros]', 2002, Paris: Jalouse, off-print (March), 48 pages.
- 'Photographier des ovnis [photographing ufos]', 1996, Paris: Self Service #3, pp. 42-43.
- 'Black List', 2005, Paris: Self Service n°23 (fall/winter), p. 337.
- 'Yes or No, interview with Pierre Huyghe, interview with Thomas Hirschhorn, interview with Dominique Gonzalez Foerster, interview with Sophie Calle, interview with Raymond Hains, interview with Jonathan Monk', 2002-2006, Paris: Trouble #2 (October), pp. 10-19.
- 'My 20 Favorite Minutes', 1993, monitor, dvd, dvd player, silent, 20 minutes.
- 'Hydrastar', 1997, projector, computer, silent, dimensions variable, loop.
- 'Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down', 1998, projector, computer, silent, dimensions variable, loop (30 minutes).
- 'World News', 2002, 16/9 flat monitor, blue adhesive tape, computer, silent, dimensions variable.
- 'You Want You Have', 2004, two vertical 61" flat screens, stereo amplifier & speakers, computer, dimensions variable, unlimited duration.
- 'Classement [Rating]', 2004, flat 16/9 monitor, computer, unlimited duration.
- 'Ha Ha Ha Ah Ah Ah', 2004, flat screen, dvd, dvd player, loop.
- 'Love and Fear', 2007, 22 flat screens, stereo amplifier & speakers, computer, dimensions variable, unlimited duration.
- 'Hello and Welcome', 2000, monitor, dvd, dvd player, silent, loop.


Literature:
- Jean-Pierre Criqui, 'Claude Closky', New York: Artforum , February 2008.
- 'Claude Closky / Mark Wallinger', Paris: Exporama, February 2008.
- Vincent-Xavier Morvan, 'Claude Closky au Mac Val', Paris: Elle n°3247, 24 March - 30 March 2008, p. 18.
- 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891 - Exposition Retrospective', Paris: advertising in Pariscope, 26 March - 1 April 2008, front cover.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.
- Philippe Langlois, Frank Smith, Realisation Christine Diger, 'Plusieurs fois', in 'Atelier de Création Radiophonique', Paris: France Culture, 30 March 2008.
- Marie Maertens, 'L'homme qui rit / The man who laughs', Paris: Wad #36, April - June 2008, pp. 132-133.
- Judicaêl Lavrador, 'Ecouter Closky au Mac/Val', Paris: Beaux Arts magazine n°286, April 2008, p. 139.
- 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891 - Exposition retrospective', Paris: advertising in L'officiel des spectacles, 2 April - 8 April 2008, front cover.
- Lauren Bastide, 'Expo Closky, casque c'est?', Paris: Elle n°3250, 14 April - 20 April 2008, p. 46.
- Laurent Boudier, 'Fou', Paris: Télérama n°3040, 16 April - 22 April 2008, p. 15.
- Maurice Ulrich, 'Rien à voir', Paris: l'Humanité, 26 April 2008, p. 18.
- Anne-Lou Vicente, 'Écoutez, il n'y a rien à voir... ', http://annelouvicente.blogspot.com/2008/04/coutez-il-ny-rien-voir.html, April 2008.
- 'Expériences sonores', Paris: Le parisien, 1 May 2008.
- Charles Barachon, 'Claude Closky vous parle', in 'L'homme du mois', Paris: Technikart n°122, May 2008, p. 96.
- Sophie Hedtmann, 'Quand l'artiste tisse sa toile', Luxembourg: Le Jeudi, 8 May - 14 May 2008, p.34.
- 'Circulez et écoutez', Paris: Paris Match , 8 May - 14 May 2008.
- Emmanuelle Lequeux, 'De l'image aux sons', Paris: Le Monde , 11 May 2008, p. 18.
- Chris Sharp, 'Claude Closky MAC/VAL', Milano: Flash Art no. 261, July 2008, p. 253.
- Cédric Schonwald, 'Claude Closky retrospective', Paris: Art21 , July - August 2008.
- Philippe Langlois, Frank Smith, realisation Christine Diger, 'Plusieurs fois', in 'Atelier de Création Radiophonique', Paris: France Culture, 11 July 2010.
- Frédéric Rossi-Liegibel, 'Faut-il qu'un artiste soit mort pour lui consacrer une rétrospective?', Paris: L'Homme magazine, August - September 2008.
- Léa Gauthier (editor), Frank Lamy (text), 'French Connection', Paris: Black Jack Editions, 2008, pp. 192-199.
- Jian Xing Too, 'Claude Closky, Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Review)', New York: Artforum , September 2008, pp. 475-476.






  Music Video, Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing. 19 April - 18 May 2008

Music Video, Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing. 19 April - 18 May 2008

Music Video, Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing. 19 April - 18 May 2008

Music Video, Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing. 19 April - 18 May 2008





'Music Video', Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing. 19 April - 18 May 2008.


Work(s):
- 'Music Video', 2006-2007, 6-channel video installation, 6 flat stereo screens, 6 computers, dimensions variable, unlimited duration.
- 'From A to Z, From 1 to 50', 2008, lambda print mounted on aluminum (3 mm), 30 x 40 cm.
- 'From A to Z, From 1 to 75', 2008, lambda print mounted on aluminum (3 mm), 45 x 60 cm.
- 'From A to Z, From 1 to 100', 2008, lambda print mounted on aluminum (3 mm), 60 x 80 cm.
- 'From A to Z, From 1 to 125', 2008, lambda print mounted on aluminum (3 mm), 75 x 100 cm.
- 'From A to Z, From 1 to 150', 2008, lambda print mounted on aluminum (3 mm), 90 x 120 cm.
- 'From A to Z, From 1 to 175', 2008, lambda print mounted on aluminum (3 mm), 105 x 140 cm.
- 'Playing Guitar (Rick, Yosuke and Richie)', 2008, floor projection, 3 projectors, 3 computers, metallic barrier, stereo amplifier & speakers, variable dimensions, unlimited duration.
- 'The Earth (Made in China)', 2006-2007, horizontal flat 16/9 monitor, background wall painted in black, unlimited duration.


Literature:
- 'Music Video', Beijing: advertising in Chines Comtemporary Art News, April 2008, third cover page.
- 'Music Video', Beijing: advertising in HiArt, April 2008, third cover page.
- 'Music Video', Beijing: advertising in Art Gallery Magazine, April 2008, p. 9.
- Han Jiyun, Marie Muracciole, 'Music Video', Beijing: Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, 2008, 68 pages.
- Léa Gauthier (editor), Frank Lamy (text), 'French Connection', Paris: Black Jack Editions, 2008, pp. 192-199.
- Xinru Lin, '空無或是過度:克勞德.克洛斯基回顧展8002-9891', Beijing: ArtCo #192, 1 October - 30 October 2008, pp. 192-195.






  Art, Price and Value, Centro di Cultura Contemporanea a Palazzo Strozzi (CCCS), Firenze. 13 November 2008 - 11 January 2009. Curators: Franziska Nori, Piroschka  Dossi.






'Art, Price and Value', Centro di Cultura Contemporanea a Palazzo Strozzi (CCCS), Firenze. 13 November 2008 - 11 January 2009. Curators: Franziska Nori, Piroschka Dossi.


Work(s):
- 'Untitled (NASDAQ)', 2003, wallpaper, silkscreen print, dimensions variable.


Literature:
- 'Arte, Prezzo e Valore', Milano: Silvana Editoriale, 2008, pp. 90-91.







MISCELLANEOUS

  Claude Closky, J’aime Parih, J’aime Parih, J’aime Parih, 2008

Claude Closky, J’aime Parih, J’aime Parih, J’aime Parih, 2008






'J'aime Parri', 'J'aime Parih', 'J'aime Parys', 2008,
t-shirts for Colette for Gap, New York, sizes XL, L, M, S, SX

Courtesy Colette, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Colette x Gap', Gap, New York. 6 September - 5 October 2008. Invitation: Sarah

Literature:
- 'colette x Gap', Edition colette, September 2008, p. 22.






PUBLIC COMMISSION

  1, 11, 111, Collège Françoise Giroud, Vincennes, 2008. 1% artistique

1, 11, 111, Collège Françoise Giroud, Vincennes, 2008. 1% artistique

1, 11, 111, Collège Françoise Giroud, Vincennes, 2008. 1% artistique






'1, 11, 111', Collège Françoise Giroud, Vincennes, 2008. 1% artistique.


Literature:
- Marie Muracciole, '1, 11, 111', Collège Françoise Giroud, Vincennes, September 2008, 4 pages.