„Bad Bags/Good Bags – All around the World“

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Mid of November 2016 I started my „All around the World in 225 Tagen Tour“. I took with me the art project „Bad Bags/Good Bags“.

The seven bags, filled with the Frankfurt artists artworks
The seven bags, filled with the Frankfurt artists artworks (11.11.2016)

Central to this art project are seven leather handbags which I let manufacture in Vietnam in 2007. (see video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHh-iRq6fng&feature=youtu.be). I took these bags on my journey in order to exhibit them in seven cities. So every station will add a new chapter to the art project. The seven handbags will be exhibited on every station of my journey and will be filled with local artists work from the city /country I am staying.

I started the show in Frankfurt with seven artworks. Each filling one handbag. The handbags are closed. So the artworks are not public to the audience only with there picture title.
On the next station, in Kampala (Uganda), then the „Frankfurt works“ will be visible to the audience. But the works of the artists from Uganda will be hidden by the bags.

The next station will be a town in Australia, New Zealand or Tasmania. There the works oft he Frankfurt and Kampala artists will be visible but the works of the local artist will be hidden in the bags. And so on. The bags will fill and empty out through the journey.

According to my current plans the next stations will be Changzhou (China), Japan or Hawaii, Vancouver and the last station will be New York end of June. In July 2017 after my return to Frankfurt there will be an exhibition of all 49 works. This so far is my intention.

7. The final exhibition venue: Associated Fresh Market in Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Saturday 24th to  Sunday 25th of June 2017

The automatically opening doors to the „Bad Bags/Good Bags“ exhibition.

Newly in the USA, Arizona, California, Michigan and New York added artists and a link to their artist page:

Lance Allen (USA)
Olayami Dabls (USA)
Ingo Günter (USA/D)
Ian McClerin/Nick Skinner (USA)
Kevin Pappa (USA)
Ishtiaq Rafiuddin (USA)
Brian D. Tripp (USA)

Pictures of the Brooklyn, New York exhibition which was open to the public from 8am to 10pm.
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6. Exhibition venue: Vancouver (Canada)
Thursday, 1st of June 2017

Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver

Newly in Vancouver added artists and a link to their artist page:
Hank Bull (CDN)
Irene Hyojeong Hwang (CDN)
Alana McFarlane (CDN)
Ruth Meechan (CDN)
Taisha Teal (CDN)
Reinhard Wanzke (D)
Emma Windsor-Liscombe (CDN)

Pictures of the Vancouver exhibition that was held as
an „Art on Demand“ presentation
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5. Exhibition venue: Changzhou (China)
Sunday, 9th April 2017

The exhibition poster.

The exhibition Leporello in Chinese language.

Newly in Changzhou added artists and a link to their artist page:
Chen Junpeng (CHN)
Lin Shengyang (CHN)
Wang Hongjun(CHN)
Wang Xin (CHN)
Zhang Xiaofeng (CHN)
Zhouruo Cheng (CHN)
Zhu Mingyue (CHN)

The pictures of the Changzhou exhibition
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4. Exhibition venue: Kuching (Malaysia)
17th and 18th of March 2017

Ming told me that I should send a press release to the newspapers and they will just publish it.
The ChinaHouse in the old Court House in downtown Kuching. A private run Cultural Center and I could use the „14chairs“ space – for free.

Newly in Kuching added artists and a link to their artist page including work description and CV:
D2k (MYS)
Nia Latif (MYS)
Sonia Luhong (MYS)
Monsthor90 (MYS)
Alena Murang (MYS)
Paul Sarawak (MYS)
Jasmin Zaidi (MYS)

Pictures of the Kuching exhibition
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3. Exhibition Venue: Sydney (Australia)
17th of February, 2017

Stefan, one of my hosts in Sydney, plays the swiss steel pan „Hang“

The participating artists at the Sydney show with links to their exhibited work and CV:
Nichola Gravey (AU-NSW)
Anthony Kastanos (AU-NSW)
Vicki Knowles, Jayne Reed (AU-TAS)
Saha (AU-NT)
D Walsh (AU)
Reinhard Wanzke (D)/Screw7oose (AU-NSW)
Jason Wing (AU-NSW)

The Sydney Edition by pictures
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2. Exhibition Venue: Kampala (Uganda)
5th of January, 2017

Dr. Blomeyer, the German Ambassador Uganda speaking at the opening

The participating artists at the Kampala show with links to their exhibited work and CV:
Andrew Mayiga Kaggwa in collaboration with
Victor and Kenzo (UG)
Giovanni Kremer Kiyingi (UG)
Amos Musoke (UG)
El Seed (UG)
Rolands Roldan Tibirusya  (UG)
Ntwigah Riungu (UG)
WASWAD (UG)

Media: Pre-notification in the Kampala „Observer“ and the review of exhibition
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1. Exhibition Venue: Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
11th of November, 2016

Due to my world travel preparations I did the first Vernissage quite privately. I t also was my "farewell" to my friends.
Due to my world travel preparations I did the first Vernissage quite privately. I t also was my „farewell“ to my friends.

The participating artists at the Frankfurt show with links to their exhibited work and CV:
Jörn Budesheim (D)
Robert Cristinetti (D)
Birgit Dunkel (D)
Maren Floesser (D)
Horst Hamann (D)
Thomas Kampe (GB)
Dagmar Sippel (F)
as a „stand-in“ Stephan von Borstel (D).

 

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