| COPY CAT Copy Cat relies on the free flow of art and information; projects are explicitly for copying and re-distribution. The recipients are asked to give the work an afterlife of their own choice. The invitation to contributors was to produce work for Copy Cat that begs to be further reproduced, distributed, interpreted and dealt with. Work is only fully implemented when the user has photocopied it from the pages, distributed it in the context they see fit, or is encouraged by the work to act. With its artistic shareware, Copy Cat seeks to activate others - make them feel like they have a stake in extending and adding new layers to the projects. In short, Copy Cat projects are at the same time activist and intimate. There are many historical examples of this kind of initiative, distribution ethos and culture. This strategy is not ours, but copied. We feel compelled to give energy back to systems of distribution and reception that aren’t for personal profit or gain. Over sixty persons have been invited to contribute to Copy Cat. They are a mix of artists, activists, collaborators and others coming from diverse backgrounds. Copy Cat will be presented at the gallery of the Art Academy of Aarhus, Denmark, in September and at Mess Hall, in Chicago, early next year. Lars Bang Larsen and Brett Bloom |
David Shrigley | Henry VIII’s Wives
| Palle Nielsen | Stig Sjölund | V3TO | Space Campaign | Kristine Kemp
| Ross Birrell | Andrea Jespersen | Jeroen de Rijke and Willem de Rooij |
Jakob Boeskov | Björn Hegardt |Dana Byerly |David Osbaldeston |Aaron Gach
(PDF 620K) & (PDF 16K)| neuroTransmitter (PDF 92K) & (PDF 92K)|
Jesse Bercowetz (PDF 220K) | N55 | Marc Fischer
(PDF 132K) | Josh MacPhee
(PDF 1MB) | God Bless Graffiti Coalition (PDF 3.3MB)
& (PDF
2.4MB)| Santiago Sierra | Kirsten Dufour and Finn Thybo Anderson |
Anthony Elms | Jes Brinch | Gregory Sholette (JPG 608K) | Salem Collo-Julin (PDF 8K) | Aldo Valdez | Keith Pirlot |
Ellen Nyman | Dan S. Wang (PDF 28K)| Christian Schmidt-Rasmussen
| Søren Andreasen | Gardar Eide Einarsson | Pavel Büchler | Dana
Byerly | Rev. Ethan Acres | Sofie Thorsen | Elsebeth Jørgensen | Stephen
Cuzner | Henrik Olesen | Jakob Kolding | Maria Karlsson
