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'A Flat World', 2009, black and white laser duplex printing, 80g A4 paper, table, 20 m2.
Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Yazı mı Tura mı', Akbank Sanat, Istanbul. 16 January - 6 March 2010. Curator: Ali Akay.
- '(Istanbul) Transit, Capital(e) de production, Capital(e) artistique', Passage de Retz, Paris. 27 March - 24 April 2010. Curator: Ali Akay.
- 'French Window: looking at the contemporary art through the Marcel Duchamp prize', Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. 26 March - 28 August 2011. Curators: Fumio Nanjo, Akiko Miki, Jean-Marc Prévost.
Literature:
- Rumeysa Kiger, 'Closky exhibit explores the significance of Images', Istanbul: Today's Zaman, 8 February 2010.
- Ali Akay, 'Claude Closky, Yazı mı Tura mı', Istanbul: Akbank Art Center, 2010, 128 pages.
- Ali Akay, '(Istanbul) Transit', Istanbul: Akbank Art Center, 2010, pp 18-23.
- Gilles de Bure, 'Que sont mes amis devenus', Paris: Norma/EnsAD, 2010, pp. 64-69, 189.
- Fumio Nanjo, Miki Akiko, Jean-Marc Prévost, Marie Sakamoto, 'French Window: looking at the contemporary art through the Marcel Duchamp prize', Tokyo: Mori Museum, 2011, pp. 94-99, 215.
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'Geo Metry', 2009,
computer, flat screen, unlimited duration
Exhibition(s):
- 'Yazı mı Tura mı', Akbank Art Center, Istanbul. 16 January - 6 March 2010. Curator: Ali Akay.
Literature:
- Ali Akay, 'Claude Closky, Yazı mı Tura mı', Istanbul: Akbank Art Center, 2010, 128 pages.
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'Construction', 2009, flat screen, computer, 1280 x 720 px image, unlimited duration.
Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Pourquoi travailler ?', Rurart, Rouille. 16 April - 2 August 2009. Curators: Arnaud Stinès.
- 'Utopie(s)', Centre culturel français, Beyrouth. 4 May - 4 June 2010. Curator: Jany Bourdais.
- '(İstanbul) Transit-Topos', Akbank Art Center, Istanbul. 26 May - 3 July 2010. Curator: Ali Akay.
Literature:
- Interview by Marielle Belleville, 'Pourquoi travailler?', Rouillé: Rurart, 2009, pp. 18-29.
- Jany Bourdais, 'Utopie(s)', Beyrouth: Mission culturel française au Liban, 2010, pp. 7-8.
- Ali Akay, '(Istanbul) Transit', Istanbul: Akbank Art Center, 2010, pp. 33, 40-47.
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'No Choice', 2009,
two opposite channel projections, computer, unlimited duration
Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Yazı mı Tura mı', Akbank Art Center, Istanbul. 16 January - 6 March 2010. Curator: Ali Akay.
Literature:
- Rumeysa Kiger, 'Closky exhibit explores the significance of Images', Istanbul: Today's Zaman, 8 February 2010.
- Ali Akay, 'Claude Closky, Yazı mı Tura mı', Istanbul: Akbank Art Center, 2010, 128 pages.
- Deniz Güvensoy, 'Yazi Mi Tura Mi: Claude Closky', Istanbul: Artist actual, March 2010, front cover, pp. 22-25.
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'To die a moonless night', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- VVORK, '»Town and Country«, 2009 by Claude Closky', Berlin: http://www.vvork.com/?p=15613, May 2009.
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'To die at 10h08', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
Literature:
- VVORK, '»Town and Country«, 2009 by Claude Closky', Berlin: http://www.vvork.com/?p=15613, May 2009.
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'To die at a bullfight', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- VVORK, '»Town and Country«, 2009 by Claude Closky', Berlin: http://www.vvork.com/?p=15613, May 2009.
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'To die at a masked ball', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- VVORK, '»Town and Country«, 2009 by Claude Closky', Berlin: http://www.vvork.com/?p=15613, May 2009.
- Emmanuel Grandjean, 'Claude Closky, police spéciale', Geneva: Edelweiss, July 2009, pp. 32-33.
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'To die at an art fair', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die at Christmas', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- VVORK, '»Town and Country«, 2009 by Claude Closky', Berlin: http://www.vvork.com/?p=15613, May 2009.
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'To die at church', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at lunch', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at school', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at the beach', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at the border', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at the gym', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at the hospital', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die at the playground', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- Emmanuel Grandjean, 'Claude Closky, police spéciale', Geneva: Edelweiss, July 2009, pp. 32-33.
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'To die at work', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die bald', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die bare foot', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die before dinner', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die behind a lectern', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die blindfolded', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
- 'Speech Objects', Musée de l'objet, Blois. 28 May - 13 November 2011. Curators: A constructed World, Etienne Bernard.
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'To die drenched', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a car', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a car park', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a cave', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a cinema', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- 'Fiac en vue', Paris: Air France Magazine, October 2010.
- 'Force de l'Art', Paris: Vogue, October 2010.
- 'FIAC 2010 ', in 'Le portail de l'actualité culturelle', Paris: www.lartino.fr/fiac-2010-n29481.html, October 2010.
- 'The 37th edition of FIAC', in 'Each week the best of the world of image', Paris: www.finearttv.tv/en/events-and-news/documentaries/the-37th-edition-of-fiac, October 2010.
- 'FIAC 2010 : Suivez le guide !', Paris: www.mensup.fr/photos/fiac_2010-1740-0.html, October 2010.
- Emmanuelle Lequeux, 'Bienvenue dans le carré magique', Paris: Beaux Arts magazine n° 317, November 2010, p. 72.
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'To die in a circus', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a convent', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die in a crowd', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a fight', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a fire', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a flower bed', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a hold-up', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a hotel room', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a library', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a night club', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die a nursing home', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a park', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a photo booth', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a red dress', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a sawmill', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a sect', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a supermarket', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in a swimming pool', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in an airport', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
- 'Speech Objects', Musée de l'objet, Blois. 28 May - 13 November 2011. Curators: A constructed World, Etienne Bernard.
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'To die in autumn', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die in bed', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in foam', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in high heels', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die in jail', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in Las Vegas', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in music', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in peace', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die in Rome', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
Literature:
- 'Galerie Laurent Godin', Paris: Art Paris + Guests, 2010, p. 66.
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'To die in space', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the army', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the bath', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the desert', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the garden', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the jungle', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the kitchen', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the loos', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the ocean', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the rain', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the snow', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the street', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the wind', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in the woods', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die in underwear', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
- 'Speech Objects', Musée de l'objet, Blois. 28 May - 13 November 2011. Curators: A constructed World, Etienne Bernard.
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'To die lost', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die naked', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Literature:
- 'FIAC (October 21 -25, 2010)', in 'Trends Magazine', Paris: http://trendsmagazineparis.com/art/the-art-of-the-fair-contemporary-art-week-in-paris.html#more-4435, October 2010.
- '50 millions d'acheteurs d'art dans le monde', in '01men.', Paris: http://www.01men.com/editorial/411138/mode-tendance/, October 2010.
- 'The 37th edition of FIAC', in 'Each week the best of the world of image', Paris: www.finearttv.tv/en/events-and-news/documentaries/the-37th-edition-of-fiac, October 2010.
- Isabelle Lefort, 'Fiac 2010, Parcours subjectif', Paris: www.buybuy.com/art-culture/reportage/AC-R-fiac-21102010, October 2010.
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'To die on a bad hair day', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die on a bicycle', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a boat', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a desert island', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a good hair day', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die on a highway', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a hunt', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a ladder', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a motorbike', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a pedestal', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a plane', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a ranch', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a stool', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die on a swing', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on a tennis court', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on grass', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on horseback', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on Mars', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die on stage', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on the Death Star', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on the floor', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
- 'Speech Objects', Musée de l'objet, Blois. 28 May - 13 November 2011. Curators: A constructed World, Etienne Bernard.
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'To die on the internet', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
- 'Speech Objects', Musée de l'objet, Blois. 28 May - 13 November 2011. Curators: A constructed World, Etienne Bernard.
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'To die on the phone', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on the piano', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die on the road', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
- 'Speech Objects', Musée de l'objet, Blois. 28 May - 13 November 2011. Curators: A constructed World, Etienne Bernard.
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'To die on the roof', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die on TV', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die Topless', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die upside down', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Art Paris', Grand Palais, Paris. 18 March - 22 March 2010. @ Galerie Laurent Godin.
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'To die with a tan', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'To die with red cheeks', 2009,
collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm
Private collection.
Exhibition(s):
- 'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
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'+1', Ecole Supérieur d'Art du Havre (ESAH), Le Havre. 12 March - 15 April 2009. Curator: Jean-Noël, Lafargue.
Work(s):
- 'Démonstration du processus de création en quatre-vingt-dix phrases [The creating process in ninety sentences]', 1989, laser print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
- '+1', 2000, projector, computer, table, mouse, permanent Internet connexion (www.sittes.net/indice), dimensions variable, unlimited duration.
- 'Search', 2003, Php (www.sittes.net/search).
- 'Everything', 2004, flat screen, computer, , 3168 years, 295 days, 9 hours, 46 minutes, 40 secondes.
- 'One Two One Two', 2008, clock, 4 cm, ø 25 cm.
- '10', 2006, projector, dvd, dvd player, loop.
- 'Workout', 2004, flat screen, computer, unlimited duration.
- 'Mieux que rien [Better than nothing]', 1995, ball-point pen and collage on paper, 30 x 24 cm.
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'Town and Country', Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich. 6 June - 25 July 2009.
Work(s):
- 'To die on the road', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a night club', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in an airport', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at lunch', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the beach', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in an elevator', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at 5h20', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the age of 23', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the bath', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die blindfolded', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a sawmill', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in jail', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on grass', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a car', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the snow', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in space', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in underwear', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die naked', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on horseback', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on TV', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the desert', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the rain', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at school', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die lost', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a supermarket', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a swimming pool', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a fire', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the border', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the gym', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a hunt', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in Las Vegas', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at Christmas', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a highway', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a park', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die a moonless night', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a boat', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on stage', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the jungle', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at a masked ball', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a hotel room', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on the phone', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the wind', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the corner', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die drenched', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a cinema', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die bare foot', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a flower bed', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on the roof', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a tennis court', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the woods', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a car park', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at a bullfight', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a plane', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on the floor', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in foam', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a stadium', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on the internet', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a photo booth', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a desert island', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a motorbike', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the garden', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the ocean', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the street', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at church', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a farm', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in bed', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the army', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die with sunglasses', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a balcony', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in music', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die bald', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a sect', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die a nursing home', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a library', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on an escalator', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a crowd', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a ranch', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on the Death Star', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a red dress', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a bicycle', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at work', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the door', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die with a tan', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a ladder', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a museum', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a hold-up', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the sewers', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die a swing', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the hospital', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the kitchen', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a circus', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a fight', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in the loos', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a bridge', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die with red cheeks', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die on a pedestal', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die in a cave', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die behind a lectern', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
- 'To die at the playground', 2009, collage and ball-point pen on paper, 30 x 21 cm.
Literature:
- VVORK, '»Town and Country«, 2009 by Claude Closky', Berlin: http://www.vvork.com/?p=15613, May 2009.
- Marie Muracciole, 'Zombies', Zurich: Mitterrand+Sanz, June 2009.
- Emmanuel Grandjean, 'Claude Closky, police spéciale', Geneva: Edelweiss, July 2009, pp. 32-33.
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'Scritture Silenziose', Palazzo Dugnani, Milan. 23 September - 31 October 2009. Curator: Hervé Mikaeloff.
Work(s):
- 'Alphabet', 2008, wall painting, dimensions variable.
Literature:
- 'Ecritures Silencieuses', Paris: Journal des arts n°307, offprint, 10 July - 10 August 2009, 4eme de couv.
- Gilles de Bure, 'Scritture Silenziose', Milano: Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, 2009, pp. 16-17.
- Gilles de Bure, 'Que sont mes amis devenus', Paris: Norma/EnsAD, 2010, pp. 64-69, 189.
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'Récréation', readings and texts with Umberto Eco, Donatienne Michel-Dansac, Auditorium du Louvre, Paris. 13 November 2009. Invitation: Marcella Lista.
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'Nuit Blanche', Gymnase Jean Jaurès, Paris. 3 October - 4 October 2009. Curators: Alexia Fabre, Frank Lamy.
Work(s):
- 'Playing Guitar (Rick, Yosuke and Richie)', 2008, floor projection, 3 projectors, 3 computers, metallic barrier, stereo amplifier & speakers, variable dimensions, unlimited duration.
Literature:
- Daphné Tesson, 'Jusqu'au bout de la nuit blanche', Paris: A nous Paris, 28 September - 28 October 2009, p. 31.
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'Pourquoi attendre !', Centre d'art contemporain, Geneva. 10 December 2009 - 7 February 2010. Curator: Simon Lamunière.
Work(s):
- '+1', 2000, projector, computer, table, mouse, permanent Internet connexion (www.sittes.net/indice), dimensions variable, unlimited duration.
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