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The Body (1)Interactive, performative, relational

Lygia Clark

Sensorial objects

Bichos (early sculptures by Lygia Clark)

Stone and Air by Lygia Clark, 1966

Sensorial Gloves by Lygia Clark, 1968

Hand Dialogue by Lygia Clark, 1966

Mask with Mirrors by Lygia Clark, 1967

Dialogue by Lygia Clark, 1968

Abyss Mask by Lygia Clark, 1968

Sensorial Hoods by Lygia Clark

Franz Erhard Walther

Work and meditation

Elfmeterbahn by Franz Erhard Walther, 1964

Körpergewichte (Nr. 48, 1. Werksatz) by Franz Erhard Walther, 1966

Sehkanal (Sight Channel), 1968

Positionen (Positions), 1969

Ummantelung (Shroud) by Franz Erhard Walther, 1964Vier Felder (Four folders), 1966

Franz West

Adaptives

Adaptives by Franz West

Rebecca Horn

Personal prostheses

Unicorn by Rebecca Horn

White Body Fan by Rebecca Horn, 1972

Finger Gloves by Rebecca Horn, 1972

Scratching Both Walls at Once by Rebecca Horn, 1974-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0uNnmAudmk



Black Feather Mask by Rebecca Horn

Pencil Mask by Rebecca Horn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3DfebecTcQ



Feathers Dance on Shoulders by Rebecca Horn

Experiments in controlled movement by Rebecca Horn, 1970s

http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/berlin-uebungen-beine/video/1/



Charles Ray

Body as form

Early untitled works by Charles Ray

Month of May by Anthony Caro, 1963

Corner Prop by Richard Serra, 1969Throwing Lead, 1968

In Memory of Moreau by Charles Ray, 1978Clock man, 1978

Shelf, 1981

Untitled by Charles Ray, 1981

Untitled by Charles Ray, 1981-85

The examination by Charles Ray, 1984Phantom limb 1981-85

Self portrait, 1990

Oh! Charley, Charley, Charley... by Charles Ray, 1992

Hyungkoo Lee

Objectuals

A Device (Gauntlet 1) that Makes My Hand Bigger, 1999

Satisfaction Device, 2001

8E-P, 2002

Helmet 3 , 2000

Helmet 1, 2000

Altering Facial Features with Pink-H1, 2003

Self Portrait - H2, 2002Altering Facial Features with Device-H5, 2003

Altering Features with BH2, 2003Altering Features with RH5, 2003

Erwin Wurm

One minute sculptures

One minute sculptures by Erwin Wurm

Be a shell for one minute (One minute sculpture) by Erwin Wurm

A minute (One minute sculpture) by Erwin Wurm

Leap into the Void by Yves Klein, 1960

One minute sculptures by Erwin Wurm

InspectionInstructions On How To Be Politically Incorrect by Erwin Wurm

Looking for a Bomb 1& 2Instructions On How To Be Politically Incorrect by Erwin Wurm

Chindōgu（珍道具）

Strange tools. Unuseless inventions.

Kenji Kawakami's chindogu

Eyeglasses for chickens by Andrew Jackson, Jr. 1903

Saluting Device by James C. Boyle, 1896

Mirror Support by E.A. & E.W. Thayer, 1905"High Five" Apparatus by A. Cohen, 1994

The 10 tenets of chindōgu

1. A chindōgu cannot be for real use.

2. A chindōgu must exist.

3. Inherent in every chindōgu is the spirit of anarchy.

4. Chindōgu are tools for everyday life.

5. Chindōgu are not for sale.

6. Humor must not be the sole reason for creating a chindōgu.

7. Chindōgu is not propaganda.

8. Chindōgu are never taboo.

9. Chindōgu cannot be patented.

10. Chindōgu are without prejudice.

Kenji Kawakami's chindogu

Aya Tsukioka

Urban Camouflage

Urban camouflage by Aya Tsukioka

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