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A Few Little Things about Warhol (Maastricht 1971)

LevantamientoTopografico — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:06:28 +0000

Anthon Verhoeven and Raul Marroquin (off camera) discuss and exchange views about the way they look up on Andy Warhol Video Tape 45 minutes Black and White. Wu Young Tchong Studio Maastricht (fall) 1971.

Videotape available from Nimk Netherlands Media Art Institute in Amsterdam


Wu Young Tchong prepares the set
Raul Marroquin does camera while participating in the discussion Wu Young Tchong Behind the controls

“The Letter” Live Performed Action the garden of Jan van Eijck Akademie Maastricht 1971

LevantamientoTopografico — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:09 +0000

The Letter is a work of Raul Marroquin performed by Anthon Verhoeven in the garden of the Jan van Eijck Akademie in Maastricht during the early fall of 1971

Description:

Anthon sits in front of a typewriter and tells the cameras and the audience about his plans of writing a letter to an imaginary someone, he also summarizes the content of the letter and writes it. At the end, when the letter is ready he leaves.

The letter was performed and recorded in front of a live selected audience.

The 17 minute Super 8 film (transfered on to video) and video documentation (25 min.) is available from Nimk Netherlands Media Art Institute Amsterdam.

Original still frames from Super 8 Film Projection photographs: Rod Summers

Courtesy Agora Archives Nelderhuis Maastricht

“Luis Caballero en Tunica de Senador Romano” (portrait of Luis Caballero as a Roman Senator)

LevantamientoTopografico — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:57:12 +0000

“Luis Caballero Posando en Tunica como un Senador Romano” (Luis Caballero posing as a Roman Senator) Photo shoot in front of a selected audience in the studio of Colombian painter L. Caballero Paris 1973.

The original image was printed in A3 format in an edition of 10 signed and numbered. Collection: “Ulises Carrion Other Books and So Archives” a Second plotted version: paper and plastic 2:15 x 1:20 meters in edition of 5 published by Chrispher Paschall Galeria Siglo XXI and it was exhibited by entreArte during Fotografica Bogota 2009

Image courtesy Chrispher Paschall Galeria Siglo XXI

“Building and CRUSHING! a Body Sculpture” during the opening of In Out Centre in Amsterdam 1972

LevantamientoTopografico — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:22:53 +0000

Raul Marroquin’s & Equipo Movimiento (Marroquin – Wu Young Tchong) live performed action: “Building and Crushing a Body Sculpture” presented during the opening of the In – Out Center in Amsterdam 1972. Performed by Anthon Verhoeven assited by Ulises Carrion.

Carrion undresses Verhoeven who stands still in a classic sculpture position for about 15 minutes, after that Carrion dresses Verhoeven and they both leave the set. “Building and Crushing a Body Sculpture” was filmed in Super 8 and recorded in Black and White video, the documentation: video recordings & video transffers of teh Super 8 is available from the Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) Amsterdam.

Opening In Out Center Amsterdam 1972

(about In Out Center) The First artist space in The Netherlands and one of the First in Europe In Out Center was an initiative of Colombian artist Michel Cardena, the collective included Ulises Carrion, the Icelandic brothers Kristjan and Sigurdur Gudmondsson, Raul Marroquin, Hreinn Fridfinnson and others, it operated from 1972 to 1974

Which Mustache shall I wear Tonite

LevantamientoTopografico — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:30:25 +0000

Description: Peter is going out tonite wearing his “tropical tux” before leaving he tries different paper and cardboard mustaches in front of the mirror.

“Which Mustache shall I wear Tonite” black and white single channel work by Raul Marroquin Amsterdam 1976. Length: 8:27 min recorded in black and white – reel to reel videotape in front of a selected audience.

Original reel to reel recordings and photographic documentation: private collection.

“Which Mustache shall I wear Tonite” is distributed by Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) Amsterdam.

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“Swimming by Mail”

LevantamientoTopografico — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:53:41 +0000

“Swimming by Mail” a single channel work by Raul Marroquin Amsterdam 1973.

(all about long distance learning)

The alarm clock wakes up the performer (Sybke Huismans), the mail has arrived, he picks it up and finds his swimming lessons among the envelops so he begins to train right a way.

“Swimming by Mail” was recorded in from of a selected live audience.

Collection Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) Amsterdam

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“The Driver” Sint Pietersberg Maastricht 1974

LevantamientoTopografico — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:56:13 +0000

(Still Fame courtesy Agora Archives Neederhuis Maastricht)

“The Driver” Raul Marroquin Maastricht 1974 “copilot’s’ View of thye driver during a ride on the Sint Pietersberg hills in Maastricht

while listening to the American Forces Radio

Collection: Bonnefanten Museum Maastricht

“The Driver” is distributed by Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) Amsterdam

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“Reading Piece” Observation Maastricht 1972

LevantamientoTopografico — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:22:20 +0000

(Still FRame courtesy Agora Archives Neederhuis Maastricht)

“Reading Piece” Observation Agora Studio Boschstraat 74 Maastricht 1972. 6 mintues

Raul Marroquin records Ger van Dijck reading a Magazine during lunch break at Agora Studio

Collection: Agora Archives Neederhuis Maastricht

Distributed by Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) Amsterdam

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“Andy Dandy’s Silent Monologue in Antwerp” 1976

LevantamientoTopografico — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:45:59 +0000

(Still FRame courtesy ICC /Muhka Antwerp)

“Andy Dandy’s Silent Monologue in Antwerp” Two camera -one- video mixer performance of Raul Marroquin during the International Video Encounter at the ICC (International Cultural Center in Amsterdam) Antwerp 1976 with Andres Davila as Andy Dandy

A. Davila faces one of the cameras while a Second one is ponted to a table with texts written in -comic- text balloons the two images are mixed and displayed in a big monitor for the live audience attending the event.

Collection Nimk Amsterdam & MuhKa Antwerp

Videotape available from Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) in Amsterdam

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About the News and those that read them “upside down”

LevantamientoTopografico — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:12:54 +0000

“About the News” (an those that get them as if they read the newspaper upside down) Raul Marroquin Maastricht 1972 Recorded at Agora Studio in front of a selected live audience

This single channel black and white video work of Raul Marroquin deals with news and information and the readers perception, under different circumstances.

Agora Archives Neederhuis Collection

“About the News” is distributed by the Nimk (Netherlands Media Art Institute) in Amsterdam

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More information on Raul Marroquin’s early black/white video works (1968 – 1978) marroquin.nl