David Jourdan by Westphalie

WESTPHALIE WESTPHALIE

French youth in over customno patience with eating rituals. Fast Stand-up. Grilled Pizza. The owner of beans for lunch. His sprouts and a single When Everyman into all those designed for skinny Voilà le régime. The The great chef Paul of Lyon, sounds has just shed 30 talking about the mass-packaging en croûte… thaw, Monsieur Paul’s Wine gets

rolled-up jeans made boots has establishment food. Quick snack. meats. À la minute. Fauchon eats string wife nibbles bean perfect strawberry. tries to zip himself nifty costumes hairdressers… drinking man’s diet. Bocuse himself, lion the doom. Bocuse pounds. He is irresistible lure of his heroic loup shake and bake, frozen loup. depressed at times,

ILLUSTRATIONS

P. 3 Untitled (Lucy Lucy), 2012 Found posters printed on Blue Back Paper, ca. 80x120 cm P. 4 Untitled (Lucy Lucy), 2012 Found posters printed on Blue Back Paper, ca. 80 x 120 cm P. 6 Untitled (Kunsthalle), 2012 Found poster printed on Blue Back Paper, ca. 80 x 120 cm P. 7 Untitled (Kunsthalle Kunsthalle), 2012 Found posters printed on Blue Back Paper, ca. 80 x 120 cm

PP. 28-29 Lisa Holzer, David Jourdan, Westphalie: “Bread-and-Butter, Ditsies and Dumb-Dumb.” Read n’ Utter, performance views, cneai, Centre National de l’Édition et de l’Art Imprimé, Paris, 2011 P. 30 Untitled (“They’re a great aid in walking”), 2010 Primary material for Yes Or Yes, Yes Or Yes, 1-4, Berlin, 2010-11 P. 33 Untitled (There’s only 10 left), 2011 Endorsing ink on paper, 150 x 214cm Exhibition view in Augusts LLen, Hotel Intercontinental, Vienna, 2011 P. 35 Die Kunst der Revolution, 2007 Offset print on neon paper, 545 x 800 mm Exhibition view in Pro Choice in Schattendorf, Kunstverein Schattendorf, 2010 Photo: Markus Krottendorfer

P. 8 Untitled (Read N’ Utter), 2011 with Lisa Holzer Silkscreen on paper, 105 x 150 cm each Edition of 5 series of 5 Exhibition view in BOBOEGGOHOJOKRLEPIPOSTWI, Blattgasse 6, Vienna, 2012

P. 36 Untitled (Bookworks), 2009 Spray painted books, variable dimensions. Studio view and exhibition view in Miete Strom Gas oder Brasilien Wax, Institut in Museumsquartier, Vienna, 2009

P. 11 Untitled (There’s only 10 left), 2011 Endorsing ink on paper, 70 x 100 cm One of 10, each original Photo: Markus Krottendorfer

P. 39 Untitled (ABBDEEEEIIILNNNRTTTUW), 2010 Installation view, Kunsthalle Wien project wall, in Lebt und Arbeitet in Wien III, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, 2010 Photo: Markus Krottendorfer

P. 12 Untitled (There’s only 10 left), 2011 Endorsing ink on paper, 70 x 100 cm Exhibition views in No Day Without Temperament, Galerie Emanuel Layr, 2011 Photos: Markus Krottendorfer

P. 40 Untitled (ABBDEEEEIIILNNNRTTTUW), 2010 Acrylic on the blue backside of the billboard posters of the exhibition Lebt und Arbeitet in Wien III, 84 x 117 cm Photo: Markus Krottendorfer

P. 14 Untitled (In Hawaii till the 6th), 2011 Photocopy on paper, 80 x 120 cm

P. 41 Sketch for Untitled (ABBDEEEEIIILNNNRTTTUW), 2010 Mirror drawing: Lisa-Marie Artero

P. 17 Untitled (Read N’ Utter), 2011 with Lisa Holzer Silkscreen on paper, 105 x 150 cm Edition of 5

P. 42 Untitled (Toots Sissy), 2008 Silkscreen on paper, 110 x 150 cm (unframed) Edition of 25 + 3 AP + 2 PP Exhibition view in Idealismusstudio, Grazer Kunstverein, 2008

P. 18 Untitled (Read N’ Utter), 2011 with Lisa Holzer Silkscreen on paper, 105 x 150 cm Edition of 5

PP. 44-45 Untitled (Who am I to disturb History?), 2008 Photocopy on paper, 60 x 80 cm

P. 19 Untitled (Read N’ Utter), 2011 with Lisa Holzer Silkscreen on paper, 105 x 150 cm Edition of 5 P. 20 Untitled (Read N’ Utter), 2011 with Lisa Holzer Silkscreen on paper, 105 x 150 cm Edition of 5 P. 23 Untitled (Read N’ Utter), 2011 with Lisa Holzer Silkscreen on paper, 105 x 150 cm Edition of 5

P. 46 Invitation card for Say we can all have kassels in Spain soon, Galerie Amer Abbas, Vienna, 2008 Offset print, 148 x 210 mm Photo: Maria Ziegelböck P. 48 Top: Untitled (Say kassels in Spain soon), 2008 India ink on paper, 110 x 150 cm Untitled (Say wait a few years), 2008 India ink on paper, 70 x 110 cm Middle: Untitled (Say kassels in Spain soon), 2008 India ink on paper, 110 x 150 cm Bottom: Untitled (Say kassels in Spain soon), 2008 Silkscreen on wall, 305 x 400 cm

PP. 24-25 Lisa Holzer, David Jourdan, Westphalie: “Bread-and-Butter, Ditsies and Dumb-Dumb.” Exhibition views, cneai, Centre National de l’Édition et de l’Art Imprimé, Paris, 2011

Exhibition views in Say we can all have kassels in Spain soon, Galerie Amer Abbas, Vienna, 2008 Photos: Markus Krottendorfer

P. 26 Lisa Holzer, David Jourdan, Westphalie: “Bread-and-Butter, Ditsies and Dumb-Dumb.” Performance views, cneai, Centre National de l’Édition et de l’Art Imprimé, Paris, 2011 The Drunken Bakers: Max & Bruno Turnheim

P. 49 Untitled (Say kassels in Spain soon), 2008 India ink on paper, 70 x 110 cm Exhibition view in Say we can all have kassels in Spain soon, Galerie Amer Abbas, Vienna, 2008 Photo: Markus Krottendorfer

Yes Or Yes, Yes Or Yes 4

Yes Or Yes, Yes Or Yes 3

One-night exhibition by Lisa Holzer and Chiara Minchio with David Jourdan, Nina Rhode

One-night exhibition by Lisa Holzer and Chiara Minchio with David Jourdan, Nora Schultz

Thursday, 14. April 2011, 7 - 11 pm

Thursday, 3. March 2011, 7 - 11 pm

Croy Nielsen Weydingerstraße 10, 10178 Berlin

Büro BQ Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 26, 10178 Berlin

Yes Or Yes, Yes Or Yes 2

Yes Or Yes, Yes Or Yes 1

One-night exhibition by Lisa Holzer and Chiara Minchio with Monika Baer, David Jourdan, Lawrence Weiner & Peter Gordon

One-night exhibition by Lisa Holzer and Chiara Minchio with Christian Egger & Martin Guttmann, David Jourdan Thursday, 18. November 2010, 7 - 11 pm

Thursday, 9. December 2010, 7 - 11 pm Nice and Fit Brunnenstrasse 13, 10119 Berlin

Supportico Lopez Graefestrasse 9, 10967 Berlin

beige, braun, Budweiser, Bier, Bombay Sapphire, Beefeater Dry, Bitte, B-Löcher Lieder, brummen, bezahlen, buchstäblich, Brötchengeber, Butterbrot, Butterschnitzel, Bi-bim-bab, Brezeln, brodeln, Blütenhonig, Brezellogik, Brownies, Brötchen, Bagel, Bonbons, Biscuits, Buchteln, Butterkeks, bio, Betthupferl, Bonität, Bagatellen, Bauchredner, Barbapapa, Besen, beißen, bodenlos, blöken, Bussi, baba, Bahnhof, bügeln, boxen, brennen, Barbecue, Bratwürstel, bestreben, bohren, Bereicherung, bestenfalls, Berge, Bernhard, Ballons, Branst, Breakfast News, Blade Runner, Blinis, Beitrag, Behaglichkeit, Burgenland, Bungalow, Bumerang, Barbara, Branquinho, besänftigen, Blasen, bröckeln, Butter vom Brot, brutto, bar, Balance, blödeln, Bilanzen, berechnend, bleigießen, beschönigen, behindern, bloßstellen, begünstigen, Broker, bis, Boni, borgen, Büsche, Bad Banks, Böschung, Breakdance, blank, blass, beschädigt, bloßfüßig, basteln, begleichen, bedienen, bockig, Bestand, Bräunerhof, Bachmann, Bogart, begrüßen, bereitwillig, beinahe, Bäume, Begebenheit, Bogen, Bruch, Belohnung, beben, beruhigen, blenden, beabsichtigen, begründen, benennen, brüchig, Brauch, bemalte Semmeln, bemalte Bücher, Besoffene B-Löcher (Summer Dreamin’), Bricks-Paintings, bald, (Frisches) Blut, bahnbrechend, bravo, bemerken, Befinden, Bedürfnis, Bewunderung, Besprechung, Begeisterung, Befreiung, Bresche, Bedeutungsaufhebung, behände, besonnen, bereit, beginnen. BWANCUSI VS. UNITED TATES, POOR PUDDY TAT Bwancusi, in his depotition made in Pawis, tated: «Hewwo, tis woik was made by me. I pewsonawwy took ta bwonze catt out of ta mol’. Ta teme in bwonze is my vewy own invention and execution. Ta tecond wepwoduction is not yet fi nidhed. I cewtify tat no tecond bwonze vewtion of it exitts, now does ta woik exitt in mawbwe, ttone ow wood. Hewp. Gwanni! Ta bwonze tat I tol’ is ta owidinal. I fi nidhed tis towe modew in 1926. Aftew ta piece was catt, awl da woik was done wit my own hands, and da powishin’ was awso done by hand. Huwwy! Huwwy! No powishin’ machine ow any otew mechanicaw inttwument was uted fow tis. Come on, Puddy-tat... Kiss da wittle birdy!!» Ta expewts fow ta dovewnment wewe two academics Amewican sculptows, Wobewt J. Aiken and Tomas H. Jones. Aiken tettifi ed tat

Bwancusi’s name was not known to him untiw 1921, and tat da Woumanian’s sculptuwes wewe not, to his way of tinkin’, woiks of awt. Jones, too, found ta “Biwd” wackin’ in tose quawities which his considewation conttitute a woik of awt. Ta populaw titwe of Bwancusi’s woik had been chanded fwom “Biwd in Space” to “Biwd in Fligh’”, and tis made fow fuwdaw obfuttation, tince it teemed tat da oppotin’ countew couwd not dwatp da idea of fligh’ witout vitibwe winds. And awl twough ta heawin’, it teemed tat whenevew some fawfetched tatement was made by a witnett, tudboats in ta hawbow tooted exactwy wike a Bwonx cheew. Ta juddes kept ta cate undew advitement untiw Nov. 26, 1928, when tey wuwed tat da tettimony of a dwoup of expewts wedawdin’ da vawidity of a woik of awt made it acceptabwe as tuch. Accowdindwy, da fuwl amount of ta addetted duty I had been obwided to pay was wefunded to me. Tis hittowy-makin’, and much-pubwicized, wawsuit ettabwished a pwecedent which is of pawamount impowtance to da wowl’ of modewn awt. Edwawd Teichen, Bwancusi vs. United Tates, poor Puddy Tat! in

Awt in Amewica, vowume 50, pp. 56-57, 1962. [IDDN: 0004-3214] On ta occation of ta Awt in Amewica Annuaw Awawd, da wecipient, Mw. Teichen, made an impwomptu peech which detaiwed da 1926 Cuttoms Couwt debate as to whetaw Bwancusi’s “Biwd in Space” was awt ow hawdwawe. A few weeks latew Midd Gwace Mayew, Mw. Teichen’s addittant in ta photodwaphy depawtment of Ta Muteum of Modewn Awt, one of ta wuncheon guetts attembwed to honow Mw. Teichen, made use of hew tape-wecowdew memowy to wecaww fow us ta cowe of ta tawk. Hewe it is, wit Mw. Teichen’s own photodwaphs of ta “Biwd” now safewy estabwished (as awt, wit dovewnmentaw acquietcence) in his Connecticut home. Das Lied von den Traurigen Bäckern Aus Marmelade sind unsere Fenster. Wir sind die traurigen Bäcker. Im Bäcker, im Bäcker, in Trääää nen, im Bäcker. Bäcker sein. Im Bäcker sein. Im Febru aaaar. Ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen...

P. 51 El arte de la revolución, 2007 DivX file with English and German subtitles transferred on DVD, ca. 1 min Video stills P. 52 L’Avenir du Cubisme, 2007 India ink on paper, 10 x 150 cm each Atelier view and exhibition view in Social Sculpture / Cultural Design Part II, Galerie Michael Hall, Vienna, 2007. P. 54 Fry my hide (That’s the first time I ever heard the expression), 2007 India ink on paper, 105 x 150 cm each Exhibition view in Shandyismus, Autorschaft als Genre, Wiener Secession, 2007 P. 55 Fry my hide (That’s the first time I ever heard the expression), 2007 India ink on paper, 105 x 150 cm Exhibition view in Shandyismus, Autorschaft als Genre, Kunsthaus Dresden, 2007 P. 56 Fry my hide (That’s the first time I ever heard the expression), 2005 Offset print, 60 x 84 cm Exhibition view in Shandyismus, Autorschaft als Genre, Wiener Secession, 2007 P. 57 Fry my hide (That’s the first time I ever heard the expression), 2005 Offset print, 60 x 84 cm Exhibition view in Shandyismus, Autorschaft als Genre, Kunsthaus Dresden, 2007 P. 58 Untitled (Li’l Abner Dailies, 1941), 2007 DVD, ca. 12 min Exhibition view in Shandyismus, Autorschaft als Genre, Wiener Secession, 2007 and video still P. 59 Th’ Life an’ Opinions of Tristram Shan’y, Juntleman, as enny fool kin plainly see. Voloom I, 2007 Artist’s book, 84 p., 167 x 228 mm, 300 ex. Back cover P. 60 Fry my hide (That’s the first time I ever heard the expression), 2005 Offset print, 60 x 84 cm P. 63 Primary source for Économie de l’Abondance ou La courte vie et les jours heureux, 2006 P. 64 Économie de l’Abondance ou La courte vie et les jours heureux, 2006 with Étienne Chambaud Artist’s book, 52 p., 174 x 260 mm, 5000 ex. Centerfold P. 67-68 Bwancusi Vs. United Tates, Poor Puddy Tat, 2007 Dialectized text

DAVID JOURDAN