I GOT UP at Hot Wheels, Athens

 I GOT UP with works and performances by Sophie Calle, Delia Gonzalez, Dan Graham, On Kawara, Georgia Sagri, Scratch Orchestra, Serapis Maritime

June 5 - August 7 - 2021

Hot Wheels Athens
28is Oktovriou 41
Athens, Greece
Installation view, I GOT UP / Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
On Kawara, I GOT UP, 1968, Stamped ink on postcard, 9 x 14 cm - June 5, 1968, 10:49 am to Dan Graham On Kawara, I GOT UP, 1968, Stamped ink on postcard, 9 x 14 cm - June 12, 1968, 9:50 am to Dan Graham
Installation view, I GOT UP, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Solo – Nature Study Notes - 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021 Performance by Georgia Sagri during the live exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc with Delia Gonzalez, Serapis Maritime presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 11, 2021, Photo by Stathis Mamalakis © Georgia Sagri; Courtesy of the artist
Installation view, I GOT UP / Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, Faidonas’Gaze, 2021, Steel bed frame, car paint, mattress, inkjet prints on cotton, 200 x 100 x 97 cm Serapis Maritime, ABCOIR115, 2021, Inkjet print on silk, 10 x 160 cm Serapis Maritime and Pierre Bal-Blanc, Bed for I GOT UP (Athens Version), 2021, Steel bed frame, car paint, mattress, 200 x 100 x 97 cm Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
I GOT UP, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Performed by Pierre Bal-Blanc during the exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 5, 2021 at 10:49 am Serapis Maritime and Pierre Bal-Blanc, Bed for I GOT UP (Athens Version), 2021, Steel bed frame, car paint, mattress, 200 x 100 x 97 cm Photo by Costas Caravetellis
I GOT UP, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Performed by Julia Gardener during the exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 12, 2021 at 9:50 am Serapis Maritime and Pierre Bal-Blanc, Bed for I GOT UP (Athens Version), 2021, Steel bed frame, car paint, mattress, 200 x 100 x 97 cm Photo by Costas Caravetellis
I GOT UP, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Performed by Hugo Wheeler during the exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 19, 2021 at 10:51 am Serapis Maritime and Pierre Bal-Blanc, Bed for I GOT UP (Athens Version), 2021, Steel bed frame, car paint, mattress, 200 x 100 x 97 cm Photo by Costas Caravetellis
I GOT UP, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Performed by Aris Mochloulie during the exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 26, 2021 at 9:22 am Serapis Maritime and Pierre Bal-Blanc, Bed for I GOT UP (Athens Version), 2021, Steel bed frame, car paint, mattress, 200 x 100 x 97 cm Photo by Costas Caravetellis
Serapis Maritime, HSBR34, 2021, Inkjet print on silk, metallic rings, dimensions variable Serapis Maritime, CHHR90, 2021, Inkjet print on silk, 120 x 180 cm Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, CHHR90, 2021, Inkjet print on silk, 120 x 180 cm Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, HSTPR41, 2021, Sublimation print on elastic mesh, dimensions variable Serapis Maritime, HSTPR41, 2021, Sublimation print on elastic mesh, dimensions variable Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Installation view, I GOT UP / Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, HSOR59, 2021, Sublimation print on fabric, synthetic fill, 200 x 145 x 5 cm Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Solo – Nature Study Notes - 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021 Performance by Georgia Sagri during the live exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc with Delia Gonzalez, Serapis Maritime presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 11, 2021, Photo by Stathis Mamalakis © Georgia Sagri; Courtesy of the artist
Score written by Pierre Bal-Blanc and designed by VIER5, 2021 Agreement cowritten by Georgia Sagri, Delia Gonzalez, Serapis Maritime, Pierre Bal-Blanc, and Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Serapis Maritime, CCR76, 2021, Sublimation print on elastic UV protective fabric, dimensions variable
Score written by Pierre Bal-Blanc and designed by VIER5, 2021 Agreement cowritten by Georgia Sagri, Delia Gonzalez, Serapis Maritime, Pierre Bal-Blanc, and Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Serapis Maritime, CCR76, 2021, Sublimation print on elastic UV protective fabric, dimensions variable Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, MCICR60, 2021, Inkjet print on silk, 10 x 160 cm Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Solo – Nature Study Notes - 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021 Music Performance by Delia Gonzalez during the live exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc with Georgia Sagri, Serapis Maritime presented at Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Solo – Nature Study Notes - 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021 Music Performance by Delia Gonzalez during the live exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc with Georgia Sagri, Serapis Maritime presented at Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Installation view, I GOT UP, Hot Wheels Athens, 2020 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Installation view of Language III at the Dwan Gallery in New York (photographed by Walter Russell), 1969, Photographic print, 20 x 25 cm Virginia Dwan, 1969, Photographic print, 20 x 29 cm Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Dwan Gallery records, 1959-circa 1982, bulk 1959- 1971 Language III [Invitation], Dwan Gallery, 1969, Offset printed invitation, 21.5 x 16 cm Serapis Maritime, ABCOIR120, 2021, Sublimation print on elastic mesh, mother of pearl buttons, dimensions variable Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Solo – Nature Study Notes - 1969-2019 [Athens Version], 2021 Performance by Georgia Sagri during the live exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc with Delia Gonzalez, Serapis Maritime presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 11, 2021, Photo by Stathis Mamalakis © Georgia Sagri; Courtesy of the artist
Installation view, I GOT UP / Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Sophie Calle, Les Dormeurs, Published by Arles: Actes Sud, 2001 Dan Graham, Schema, Published by New York: Lisson Publications and Cologne/New York: Koenig Publishing, 1972 Dan Graham, For Publication, Republished by New York: Marian Goodman Gallery, 1991, First published by Los Angeles: Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, 1975 Scratch Orchestra, Nature Study Notes, 1969 Scratch Orchestra, Edited by Cornelius Cardew, Scratch Music, Published by Cambridge: MIT Press, 1974 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Installation view, I GOT UP / Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, HSDNT152, 2021, Inkjet print on cotton denim, metallic buttons, dimensions variable Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Solo – Nature Study Notes - 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021 Performance by Georgia Sagri during the live exhibition curated by Pierre-Bal-Blanc with Delia Gonzalez, Serapis Maritime presented at Hot Wheels Athens, June 11, 2021, Photo by Stathis Mamalakis © Georgia Sagri; Courtesy of the artist
Serapis Maritime, HSOR53, 2021, Vinyl print on fabric, metallic & plastic buttons, 30 x 20 x 30 cm Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, HSOR53, 2021, Vinyl print on fabric, metallic & plastic buttons, 30 x 20 x 30 cm Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Sophie Calle, The Sleepers – Jean-Yves Le Gavre, 1980, Edition 1/5 ANGL + 1 AP, Six black and white photographs and one text, Each photograph and text: 15 x 20 cm; Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin Gallery Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas
Serapis Maritime, HSBR34, 2021, Inkjet print on silk, metallic rings, dimensions variable Installation view, Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021, Hot Wheels Athens, 2021 Photo by Konstantinos Andrikoulas

All images courtesy of the gallery and artists.

“I GOT UP”
Exhibition Opening Ceremony
June 5, 2021 at 10:49 am

“Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021”
Performance by Georgia Sagri, Music Performance by Delia Gonzalez, Garments by Serapis Maritime, Score by Pierre Bal-Blanc
June 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm
June 18, 2021 at 8:00 pm
June 25, 2021 at 8:00 pm

The exhibition entitled – I GOT UP – adopts the formula used by the conceptual artist On Kawara in a series that he began on May 10, 1968 and completed twelve years later in 1979. This work, from which four pieces are exhibited here, consists of sending a postcard to different recipients every day, indicating the exact time at which the artist’s daily activity began with an ink stamp. 

This exhibition will also be the setting for the world premiere activation on June 11, 2021 (followed by June 18 and 25) by Georgia Sagri, Delia Gonzalez, and Serapis Maritime of the latest score “Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021” written by Pierre Bal-Blanc from the rites (Nature Study Notes, 1969) of the Scratch Orchestra.

The exhibition will open in the morning of June 5, 2021 at 10:49 am for an exchange in the presence of Pierre Bal-Blanc, its curator, who would have spent the previous night in a bed installed in the exhibition room. The date and time are the same as those that are written on the first of the four postcards presented on the occasion of this exhibition, addressed to the artist Dan Graham. The remaining postcards correspond to three other dates in June 1968 and this year, each of these dates falls on a Saturday.  

On the following three dates (June 12, 19, and 26), visitors will again be invited to be present at the gallery at the same time that is indicated on the postcards (9:50 am, 10:50 am, 9:22 am), dictating when the project’s other participants (gallery staff and audience member) will get up after spending their night at the gallery. Dan Graham’s works from the same period will be exhibited, together with one of Sophie Calle’s The Sleepers series which she initiated in the early seventies.

For “Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021” the use of the rites seeks to question the relationship between the individual and the collective. On the one hand, this score proposes to gather the different rites in a body (a solo performer) that will animate the instructions, thus shifting the question of the social body within the somatic formation of the individual. And on the other hand, this score places an audience (a collective) in relation to these activations so that this group is more directly affected in its active listening or passive behaviour.  

“Solo – Nature Study Notes – 1969-2019 [Athens Version] 2021”
Performance by Georgia Sagri
Music Performance by Delia Gonzalez Garments by Serapis Maritime
Score by Pierre Bal-Blanc
June 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm
June 18, 2021 at 8:00 pm
June 25, 2021 at 8:00 pm

“I GOT UP”
Pierre Bal-Blanc
June 5, 2021 at 10:49 am
Julia Gardener
June 12, 2021 at 9:50 am
Hugo Wheeler
June 19, 2021 at 10:51 am
Audience Member
June 26, 2021 at 9:22 am