Veil of Invisibility
2011 – present
Intervention.
Acrylic paint on museum postcards.
Dimensions variable.
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My intervention on these museum postcards consists in covering the artistic object reproduced on the postcard with a veil of paint that represents what is behind it.
The layer of paint transforms the image of the mechanically reproduced artwork back into a unique object.
Through this gesture, I reflect on the processes of attribution of value in the art system, as well as on the authorship and ownership of these images.
Related Publications:
· Jeremy Cooper, Artists Postcards: A Compendium. Ed. Reaktion Books (2011).
· Postcard Narratives. Jeremy Cooper & invited artists. Ed. ROOM Artspace (2013).
· The Postcard is a Public Work of Art.Ed. X Marks the Bökship (2014).
· The World Exists To Be Put on a Postcard: Artists’ postcards from 1960 to Now. Ed. Thames & Hudson / The British Museum (2019).
· Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today. Ed. Schirmer Mosel (2023).
Exhibitions:
· The Artists´ Postcard Show (group exhibition). Spike Island (Bristol, UK, 2012).
· Postcard Narratives. Jeremy Cooper & invited artists (group exhibition). ROOM Artspace (London, UK, 2013).
· The Postcard is a Public Work of Art (group exhibition). X Marks the Bökship (London, UK, 2014).
· Wish You Were Here? (group exhibition). Cur. Jeremy Cooper. MAC Birmingham (Birmingham, UK, 2015).
· IN QUOTES (itenerant group exhibition). Cur. Ann-Marie James, Caroline Fisher. East Gallery NUA (Norwich, UK, 2017); Gerald Moore Gallery (London, UK, 2018).
· The Sleeping Procession (group exhibition). Cur. Gabriel Hartley, Sean Steadman. CASS Sculpture Foundation (West Sussex, UK, 2017).
· Art of the Postcard. Cur. Jeremy Cooper. Handel Street Projects (London, UK, 2017).
· Intervention (group exhibition). Cur. Juan José Santos. Centro de Exposiciones Subte (Montevideo, Uruguay, 2018).
· The World Exists To Be Put on a Postcard: Artists’ postcards from 1960 to Now (group exhibition). The British Museum, London, UK, 2019).
· Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today (group exhibition) Cur. Cur. Björn Egging, Meghan McNamee. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden, Germany, 2023).
Selected Collections:
· The British Museum, London.
· Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden.
· Fundación María José Jove, A Coruña.
· Colección EXPLUM, Puerto Lumbreras.
Credits:
Installation detail of the exhibition The Sleeping Procession, CASS Sculpture Foundation (West Sussex, UK, 2017).
Installation details of the exhibition IN QUOTES, Gerald Moore Gallery (London, UK, 2018).
Veil of Invisibility – Untitled (Leg) (2015) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. Image. Peter White.
Veil of Invisibility – Conical Intersect (2019) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Caterina Micksch.
General installation views of the exhibition Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today (Dresden, Germany, 2023). © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Herbert Boswank.
· Jeremy Cooper, Artists Postcards: A Compendium. Ed. Reaktion Books (2011).
· Postcard Narratives. Jeremy Cooper & invited artists. Ed. ROOM Artspace (2013).
· The Postcard is a Public Work of Art.Ed. X Marks the Bökship (2014).
· The World Exists To Be Put on a Postcard: Artists’ postcards from 1960 to Now. Ed. Thames & Hudson / The British Museum (2019).
· Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today. Ed. Schirmer Mosel (2023).
Exhibitions:
· The Artists´ Postcard Show (group exhibition). Spike Island (Bristol, UK, 2012).
· Postcard Narratives. Jeremy Cooper & invited artists (group exhibition). ROOM Artspace (London, UK, 2013).
· The Postcard is a Public Work of Art (group exhibition). X Marks the Bökship (London, UK, 2014).
· Wish You Were Here? (group exhibition). Cur. Jeremy Cooper. MAC Birmingham (Birmingham, UK, 2015).
· IN QUOTES (itenerant group exhibition). Cur. Ann-Marie James, Caroline Fisher. East Gallery NUA (Norwich, UK, 2017); Gerald Moore Gallery (London, UK, 2018).
· The Sleeping Procession (group exhibition). Cur. Gabriel Hartley, Sean Steadman. CASS Sculpture Foundation (West Sussex, UK, 2017).
· Art of the Postcard. Cur. Jeremy Cooper. Handel Street Projects (London, UK, 2017).
· Intervention (group exhibition). Cur. Juan José Santos. Centro de Exposiciones Subte (Montevideo, Uruguay, 2018).
· The World Exists To Be Put on a Postcard: Artists’ postcards from 1960 to Now (group exhibition). The British Museum, London, UK, 2019).
· Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today (group exhibition) Cur. Cur. Björn Egging, Meghan McNamee. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden, Germany, 2023).
Selected Collections:
· The British Museum, London.
· Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden.
· Fundación María José Jove, A Coruña.
· Colección EXPLUM, Puerto Lumbreras.
Credits:
Installation detail of the exhibition The Sleeping Procession, CASS Sculpture Foundation (West Sussex, UK, 2017).
Installation details of the exhibition IN QUOTES, Gerald Moore Gallery (London, UK, 2018).
Veil of Invisibility – Untitled (Leg) (2015) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. Image. Peter White.
Veil of Invisibility – Conical Intersect (2019) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Caterina Micksch.
General installation views of the exhibition Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today (Dresden, Germany, 2023). © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Herbert Boswank.
