The Universe: An Exhibition Space

The Universe

an exhibition space Daan de Loor

Are you the valiant vacuonaut who dares to go on an art adventure through the Universe?

VERNISSAGE OF THE UNIVERSE

The Quantum Gallery

H O R R O R VAC U I

[the universe inhales] [the universe grunts] [the universe chuckles] [the universe gargles] [the universe sniffs] [the universe stifles] [the universe breaths] [the universe munches] [the universe chomps][the universe gasps] [the universe hammers] [the universe coughs] [the universe beats] [the universe mumbles] [the universe hovers] [the universe pants] [the universe crunches] [the universe gnaws] [the universe bursts] [the universe sneezes] [the universe rustles] [the universe sobs] [the universe whacks] [the universe shouts] [the universe clicks] [the universe slithers] [the universe gobbles] the universe hisses] [the universe hums] [the universe suffocates] [the universe knocks] [the universe licks] [the universe sighs] [the universe nibbles] [the universe pecks] [the universe claps] [the universe muffles] [the universe squirms] [the universe snaps] [the universe yells] [the universe moans] [the universe sucks] [the universe ticks] [the universe blows] [the universe snores] [the universe hits] [the universe patters] [the universe rattles] [the universe nags] [the universe groans] [the universe smacks] [the universe thunders] [the universe clashes] [the universe swishes] [the universe slaps] [the universe screeches] [the universe whistles] [the universe beeps] [the universe drums] [the universe chokes] [the universe puffs] [the universe strikes] [the universe jingles] [the universe murmurs] [the universe roars] [the universe chews] [the universe screams] [the universe howls] [the universe maunders] [the universe tattles] [the universe gnashes] [the universe bawls] [the universe bellows] [the universe cracks] [the universe rips] [the universe bangs] [the universe whiffles] [the universe smites] [the universe chats] [the universe shrieks] [the universe chirps] [the universe squirts] [the universe cries] [the universe spits] [the universe hoots] [the universe clangs] [the universe tramples] [the universe wheezes] [the universe whines] [the universe laughs] [the universe ululates] [the universe guffaws] [the universe toots] [the universe stumbles] [the universe trips] [the universe flutters] [the universe giggles] [the universe squeals] [the universe cackles] [the universe scratches] [the universe speaks] [the universe snuffs] [the universe clutters] [the universe mutters] [the universe sings] [the universe caws] [the universe grinds] [the universe snorts] [the universe sputters] [the universe coos] [the universe chitters] [the universe babbles] [the universe clamours] [the universe thumps] [the universe strains] [the universe cranks] [the universe qualms] [the universe warbles] [the universe sniffles] [the universe yelps] [the universe squeaks] [the universe scoffs] [the universe whoops] [the universe zooms] [the universe pops] [the universe splashes] [the universe gnarls] [the universe sprinkles] [the universe clinks] [the universe quakes] [the universe grumbles] [the universe stammers] [the universe growls] [the universe tears] [the universe quivers] [the universe buzzes] [the universe trembles] [the universe weeps] [the universe shudders] [the universe whips] [the universe whizzes] [the universe frets] [the universe wails] [the universe sizzles] [the universe soars] [the universe fizzes] [the universe scurries] [the universe batters] [the universe whirs] [the universe thuds] [the universe blares] [the universe pounds] [the universe echoes] [the universe creaks] [the universe snickers] [the universe yawns] [the universe squawks] [the universe drones] [the universe smooches] [the universe huffs] [the universe chants] [the universe pings] [the universe winces] [the universe clatters] [the universe exclaims] [the universe gags] [the universe flushes] [the universe shushes] [the universe powers] [the universe revs] [the universe thrums] [the universe cheers] [the universe yips] [the universe scrapes] [the universe whimpers] [the universe croons] [the universe whooshes] [the universe thwacks] [the universe mauls] [the universe snarls] [the universe dashes] [the universe shivers] [the universe swooshes] [the universe exhales]

T H E U N I V E R S E EXHIBITION

The Great Exhibition opened with a bang.

The Great Exhibition began to produce its works; cosmic readymades.

The Great Exhibition was ready to expand its collection.

The Great Exhibition became a very dynamic space with a lot of horror vacui-galleries and vacuo-galleries.

The Great Exhibition consists of highly unstable works.

The Great Exhibition is an exhibition in constant flux.

The Great Exhibition has immense spaces.

The Great Exhibition is open all the time.

The Great Exhibition’s end date has still to be determined.

The Great Exhibition will likely to move to another space after its closing.

The Great Exhibition will open with a bang again.

This is not the universe

“Our Universe exhibits itself”

“Like me, future spectonauts who will soon glide through the voidy hallways will give our universe and its exhibits mad supernatural reviews. I’m sure of that.”

“This Universe has an impressive résumé”

“Our Universe exhibits itself”

“Like me, future spectonauts who soon will glide through the voidy hallways will give our universe and its exhibits mad supernatural reviews. I’m sure of that.”

A Cosmic Exhibition Showcase (CES) is a spherical-shaped spaceship or a little artificial non-orbital planet.

It is used for exhibiting and preserving human-made artworks in outer space.

A transparent CES made of unbreakable glass.

This CES is only home to an artwork.

An opaque CES made of marble.

This CES is the artwork itself.

It is equipped with a Sphæra Lucis (SL) and an automated art restorer.

Some have artificial gravity.

The first CES was launched with donations from the crowdfunding campaign of ARSCLAIRE and EXTEVE (Extra-Telluric Ventures).

Most of the Cosmic Exhibition Showcases are still floating in the domesticconstellation aka our Solar System.

[the universe speaks alien language]

rɛdɪ The Great Exhibition = This Great Exhibition = Our Great Exhibition

E X P O P LAN E T

“And with a radiant atmosphere I finally can say with confidence that we’ve found our best candidate in the sturdy orb of MUH-LV-d3.”

F

irst Curator of the Universe Nestor Claire addresses their curatonauts on finding the just candidate for EXPO 2088.

For over four decades Claire’s team found themselves a unique planet in the trinary star system of the Twirling Shroom for displaying some of the highlights of the Universe.

There was some controversy over the fact that Claire’s team might exploit the exoplanet.

His following statement: “In the end ‘we’ are the universe. Still, we need to be humble for we are made out of earth and we need to be noble for we are made of stars, I’m quoting the famous proverb, but sometimes you’ve got to embrace the hidden gems of the Universe and give it some attention. To put it in the spotlight for just a moment of splendour.”

Interactions with human vacuo-art and the cosmic readymades are happening more and more these days. To most of the spectonauts and other vacuonauts Expoplanet doesn’t come as a surprise. The Great Expo will also be a vibrant meeting place next to the current Clairevoyager ships and the Sunyata laboratory-spacecraft.

Excerpt from an article of Gap Light, segment: Meanwhile in the Void.

COSMIC QUOTES

“The Universe is a museum, the Vacuumuseum; a uterodrome with its natural and transient readymades. And the Universe is also the vacuo-gallery art space, the white cube in a way, with its human contribution.”

“Our nearest supercluster of readymades and vacuo-galleries is called L a n i a k e a , meaning immense heaven.”

“The voids are our spaces, our galleries. We don’t want to exploit the cosmic readymades. They are art works on their own. We leave them be.”

“You could say planet E a r t h is the most precious and rarest of all cosmic readymades.”

“Welcome aboard the C l a i r e v o y a g e r ! ”

VIA UNIVERSA

Galactic filaments are the way.

The route to all the exhibitions. To all the readymades.

To all the vacuo-specific works.

They’re also known as the Intervoid Hyperways.

They are the grand passages connecting all the cosmic galleries.

Intervoid travelling allows you to experience everything.

VAC U O - V I R T U O S O

G A M M A GALAX I E S C LAS H I N G R A Y S P U L SAR S F LAS H I N G B U R S T I N G all this grandeur doesn’t scare away a VACUO-VIRTUOSO (a fervent psychonaut)

TEMPORARY EXHIBIT FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

“LAMENTABLE” [the universe sheds a tear]

Nestor Claire reacting to the demise of Kolossal, the biggest glowing readymade the Universe has ever known.

“As with any star, Kolossal was only on temporary display.

It shone bright and mighty in the Coiled Seahorse galaxy.

The grandest of its kind is no more.”

[the universe continues]

The Universe opened some fourteen billion years ago.

Its space was auto-curated in an instant.

Everything was set in motion for its first visitors.

The only thing was that the visitors wouldn’t be able to come for a very very long time.

And so the first exhibits happened without being experienced by the longing eyes of Earth’s art enthusiasts.

THE FIRST EXHIBITS OF THE UNIVERSE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PAST 13.82 BILLION YEARS

THE QUANTUM GALLERY Vernissage A COSMIC CRESCENDO First Fluctuations on Canvas FORM & STRUCTURE Formations of Particles LIGHT & DARK A Chiaroscuro and Spatial Playground RECOMBINATION The Cosmic Microwave Background Painting DARK AGES Falling Into the Dark STELLAR CREATION Birth of the Proto-Readymades SHAPES OF GALAXIES Evolution and Forming of the Readymades

BASICALLY DO NOT TOUCH ANY COSMIC READYMADE OR ELSE A GUIDONAUT WILL FLOAT-ANCHOR YOU

DO NOT TOUCH THE EARTH DO NOT TOUCH THE MOON DO NOT TOUCH THE SUN DO NOT TOUCH THIS STAR DO NOT TOUCH THIS ASTEROID DO NOT TOUCH THIS COMET DO NOT TOUCH THIS PULSAR DO NOT TOUCH THIS EXOPLANET DO NOT TOUCH THIS NEBULA DO NOT TOUCH THIS ACCRETION DISK DO NOT TOUCH THIS GALAXY DO NOT TOUCH THIS WHITE DWARF DO NOT TOUCH THIS PLUTOID DO NOT TOUCH THIS STAR NURSERY DO NOT TOUCH THIS STELLAR SYSTEM DO NOT TOUCH THE SWINGING LEOPARD CONSTELLATION

T H E Q UASAR I N S TAL LAT I O N

QUASAR FACTS

Q U A S A R S A R E Q U A S I - S T E L LA R R E A D Y M A D E S Q U A S A R S A R E G A LA C T I C - S P E C I F I C W O R K S Q UASAR S AR E E X T R E M E LY LU M I N O U S Q U A S A R S A R E A C T I V E G A LA C T I C N U C L E I QUASARS ARE POWERED BY GAS S PI RALLI N G AT H I G H V E LO C I TY I N T O E X T R E M E LY LA R G E B LA C K H O L E S

SPECTONAUTS MUST SIGN UP FOR THE NEW VACUO-SPACESUIT IN ORDER TO ENCOUNTER HORROR VACUI-GALLERY EXHIBITS • QUASAR BROCHURES WILL BE HANDED OUT WHEN EXITING THE SHIP

VAC U O - GALLE R I E S A SELECTION

DELPHINUS GALLERY gigantic diaphanous inflatables FORNAX GALLERY reflecting glass installations SCULPTOR GALLERY dynamic interactive sculptures CAPRICORNUS GALLERY big batch of pataphysicalities BOÖTES GALLERY Supergallery and hosting Sphæra Æris: home to the Vacuumystical Chambers ERIDANUS GALLERY light art in all scents TAU R U S GALLE RY performative vacuo-baths GEMINI GALLERY roller coaster of time-based arts & crafts CYGNUS GALLERY visceral haptic touch objects

UPCOMING TOUR

A SPARKLING ADVENTURE BY

S TAR N U R S E RY WALK S

Get Ready For An Unforgettable Trip Through The Shiny Whale Star Nursery!

Sign Up At Your Clairevoyager Ticket Booth Now!

READ THE RAMBUNCTIOUS RADIATION WARNINGS VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE JOINING THE TOUR

SNW IS A BRAND NEW INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY ARSCLAIRE

Cosmic Void is sort of a

White Cube

AD VORTEX

THE NEW DAZZLING DANCE PERFORMANCE BY

CELESTIAL SCHWUNG

A Whirlpool Of (E)Motions At The Pink Nettle Black Hole

BOOK YOUR FLOATING CHAIR NOW!

OPEN CALL for AR T O NAU T S , C U RAT O NAU T S a n d T E C H NAU T S

WHAT? VAC U O - S PE C I FI C KINETIC I N S TA L LAT I O N S WITH A JEST (performative and/or interactive work) WHERE? CAPRICORNUS GALLERY The vacuo-gallery that is full of immersive jocularities, kinetic merriness and spatial-temporal jumbo foolery for all ages.

WHEN? Y E S T E R DAY NOTE: WHEN SETTING UP YOUR WORK PUTTING ON A FOOL’S CAP IS REQUIRED!

B O Ö T E S

G A L L E R Y

Sphæra Æris

SPHÆRA LUCIS

VACUO-GALLERY LIGHT

It harnesses energy from passing photons in the voids.

It can illudify (modify its illumination).

Somewhere out there infinitely floating are physical copies of The Universe: An Anthology A collection of vacuo-poems, intergalactic-specific sculptures, constellation-specific installations, galactic-specific photography, interstellar-specific literature, orbit-specific mixed-media When a spectonaut gets hold of a copy he or she wins a free trip with a psychonaut to the Occulta Spatia; the dark and unknown outer parts of the Great Exhibition or gets a free Neckology course meaning: study in revolving human heads 360 degrees in order to experience fast float-rotating art works in the vacuo-galleries or plans a Clairevoyage through Laniakea Float away in the Vacuum of the Senses!

VISIT

T H E TYPE I S T R O B O S C O PI SAT I O N THE BIGGEST STROBOSCOPIC ARRAY OF LIGHT AROUND A RED DWARF! A STELLAR PERFORMATIVE INSTALLATION IN THE SHAPE OF A DYSON SPHERE!

Type I Stroboscopisation is part of the series of Orbital Eclectics (by GIA: Galactic Interaction Art).

Type II and III are in pre-production and can eventually be spotted from Earth.

NOTE: This work can only be experienced from the observation deck of the Clairevoyager.

A NEEDLE IN A VOID

A TREE TRUNK FALLING ENDLESSLY, INFINITELY, ETERNALLY, ETHERNALLY, IN THE ABYSSAL GALLERY OF A CURATED COSMOS

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A GALAXY IS A HORROR VACUI GALLERY

SOMETHING VACUUMYSTICAL THIS WAY COMES

VAC U O - E X H I B I T -COMING SOON-

HUH? [the universe utters] ‘HUH’ IS UNIVERSAL* AND SO IS THE HUH EXHIBIT THAT WILL CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE HUH? IT CANNOT BE MISSED! *an expression that is the same in every culture

In space you will be in

AWE

(Abundant and Wondrous Exhibits)

The Universe is Present

FINISSAGE OF THE UNIVERSE

The Reinvented Quantum Gallery

The Universe: an exhibition space concept | text | design

by Daan de Loor

This book is a continuation of the subject of my ArtScience Master’s thesis ARS IN VACUO: a conversation with the curator of the Universe on the Universe as exhibition space through the lens of a fictional curator

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