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4. Proforma, Kunsthalle Basel (1996)
A video registration is made by Steven van Beek, Head Technician of the Kröller-Müller Museum, on the last day of the exhibition 'Proforma', June 9 – August 25 1996 at Kunsthalle Basel. We learn from this document that the Clamp structure differed a little from in Vienna. It was built with three walls, the shorter left one touching a gallery wall. The back as well as the front could be seen, which was completely left open, so one could enter the Clamp similarly to how a stand on a trade fair is designed. The Clamp was connected to an adjacent environment by a wooden bar papered in the same style of the Clamp. One could pass through underneath this informal archway.
Two benches, two white tables, 'Papille' and three tables with 'Telephone Sculptures' were placed inside the Clamp. 'Plato’s Sun' was hung above one of the benches in the interior. 'Rondell' stood outside the Clamp in the same exhibition space. Like in Vienna, Clamp contained no telephones. Two 'Plakatentwurfe' (poster designs) of 'Clamp' were exhibited elsewhere the museum. The video shows no evidence of the presence of a telephone nor the texts.
This document shows an important feature in the material history of the installation. When the Clamp was dismantled a jigsaw was used to cut straight through the assembled walls.
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