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- SPOKESPERSONSPOKESPERSON THIS COOL MASCOT IS NOW REPRESENTING TMF AND DIE UNKRAUT BOTSCHAFT (WEEDS EMBASSY) IN VARIOUS PUBLIC OCCASIONS. IT PERFORMED AT SWISS ART AWARDS -ARTIST TALK- AND AT MAISON ROUSSEAU… Read more: SPOKESPERSON
- MAXIMA LVXMAXIMA LVX VIRIDITATIS (2017) LIGHT AND DATA INSTALLATION REMIXING THE ONE DOLLAR BILL ICONIC SYMBOLS FOR GENEVA LUX (curated by FMAC), BY THE LAKESIDE Geneva’s motto – “Post Tenebras Lux”… Read more: MAXIMA LVX
- BONFIRE OF POVERTYLE BÛCHER DES ENDETTÉS [BONFIRE OF POVERTY] Annual performance in Geneva curated by The Montesinos Federation since 2016 Inspired by one of the most striking images of medieval Geneva, this… Read more: BONFIRE OF POVERTY
- ARMAGEDDONARMAGEDDON Perfume World’s End Scent; smells of smoky gunpowder, burning tyres and rainy battlefields, composed by Frank Capra WAZAWAI (ARMAGEDDON) – Commercial for the fragrance edited by S. Rodriguez, 2012 災い (Wazawai) means…. calamity.… Read more: ARMAGEDDON
- ARTWORKSARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS LIBERTAS, HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE, WEED EMBASSY (DIE UNKRAUT BOTSCHAFT), FEED THE WORLD, YOU WIN, THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG, BORDERLINE, IN LOVING… Read more: ARTWORKS
- LIBERTAS LIBERTASLIBERTAS LIBERTAS An actual real 5 cents swiss coin from 1984 has been scanned in 3D to produce those sculptural elements. This work commissioned by Josiane Imhalsy and Madeleine Schuppli… Read more: LIBERTAS LIBERTAS
- SERVEZ-VOUSSERVEZ-VOUS (HELP YOURSELF) Public performance distributing money, Geneva train station, 15th of May 2019 SERVEZ-VOUS (HELP YOURSELF), public performance distributing money, Festival d’idées à but non lucratif, Geneva train station,… Read more: SERVEZ-VOUS
- PA-PA-PAP-PAPPA-PA-PAP-PAP Mobile sonic sculpture driving downtown during the ghetto biennale in Port-au-Prince During the Ghetto Biennale 2017 in Port-au-Prince, The Montesinos Foundation and her accomplices have constructed a huge mobile sound… Read more: PA-PA-PAP-PAP
- WEED EMBASSYWEED EMBASSY (DIE UNKRAUT BOTSCHAFT) Biennale des espaces d’art indépendants de Genève (B.I.G.), 2017 During the second BIG – Biennale des espaces d’art indépendants de Genève, 2017 –… Read more: WEED EMBASSY
- THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONGTHIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG Interactive psycho-active installation inside a cargo container during the 2015 B.I.G. biennale in Geneva This experience stands against Guantanamo audio torture methods. The public kneeled in… Read more: THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
- FEED THE WORLDFEED THE WORLD This symbol made of 5 cents swiss coins has been reversed to signify that all the money used by the colonial and patriarchal entity known worldwide as… Read more: FEED THE WORLD
- YOUTRIBEYOUTRIBE Inflatable video installation, Mapping Festival 2011, Centre d’art contemporain, Geneva YOUTRIBE – Elena Montesinos – The Montesinos Federation (TMF) ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS… Read more: YOUTRIBE
- COUNTERFEIT FOR PAGANSCOUNTERFEIT FOR PAGANS Large vacuum pet sculpture drip to fix on the ceiling, as a nasty infiltration of some kind The golden one depicts a gold brick melting, and the… Read more: COUNTERFEIT FOR PAGANS
- FORTUNAFORTUNA Circle composed of 20 banknotes available in different currencies on demand Limited edition for “Out Of This World” Art-Space, 2009. ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX,… Read more: FORTUNA
- SAFTSAFT Swiss money coins mosaic shaped as a giant stain on the wall Mathematic swiss coin mosaic, 400 x 100 cm, 2013 Some call it “Banker’s Sperm”. (Saft means Juice… Read more: SAFT
- ALIEN NATIONALIEN NATION Fifty Swiss Francs banknote folded and cut-out Fifty swiss francs banknote folded and cut-out at The OUTERSPACE Art-Show in Geneva. ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH,… Read more: ALIEN NATION
- ERRATUMERRATUM Poster being sold at a non-profit auction for a NGO ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS LIBERTAS, HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE, WEED EMBASSY (DIE UNKRAUT… Read more: ERRATUM
- DOMINUS PROVIDEBITDOMINUS PROVIDEBIT Pole-dance stripper bar made with 5 Francs Swiss coins The title is related to the latin quote on the sides of each coin meaning “God provides”, 2009 (Collection… Read more: DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT
- GOLDEN SHOWERGOLDEN SHOWER The artist’s urine presented as Christmas decoration in the Donald Art-group’s window in Lausanne ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS LIBERTAS, HUMAN RIGHTS… Read more: GOLDEN SHOWER
- BORDERLINEBORDERLINE Swiss passport with a modified morphing photo This portrait has been obtained by assembling two identical halves of the face, with a mirroring symetrical effect. This passport has been used… Read more: BORDERLINE
- PICKPOCKETSPICKPOCKETS Video 7 secondes. morphing slide show projected in Swiss cinemas before the movies Curated by Nicolas Savary, 1999 ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS… Read more: PICKPOCKETS
- ARM WRESTLINGARM-WRESTLING Public performance event at SHARK, tournament co-produced by KLAT The central piece is a custom professional arm-wrestling standing bench covered in black leather and golden studs to maximize the ceremonious… Read more: ARM WRESTLING
- INFINITYINFINITY 16 square meters anti borders flag installed on the top of Geneva’s main train station In-Vivo, group show in the public space curated by Gianni Motti, 1995. The Infinity… Read more: INFINITY
- SOUND OF THE SYSTEMSOUND OF THE SYSTEM Sonic performance in Geneva city, soundtrack by LNA & Plastique de Rêve, curated by FCDAV A limousine driving through Geneva’s banking district carrying an invisible guru speaking to… Read more: SOUND OF THE SYSTEM
- XXXXXX Knife-throwing installation available in various other sizes and patterns XXX, SOLO SHOW AT ESPACE KUGLER, GENEVA, 2008 SPACE KUGLER, Geneva, 2008 ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH,… Read more: XXX
- GENERATION XGENERATION X A sonic sculpture soundsystem presented in Paris in September 2008 The Marshall amps can be modulated in different shapes. This is the White Trash version, shaped like an… Read more: GENERATION X
- HOW TO BUILD AN EMPIREHOW TO BUILD AN EMPIRE Swiss money coins column going from ground to ceiling The title is related to Rockfeller saying that building a fortune always starts with small coins.… Read more: HOW TO BUILD AN EMPIRE
- OIL OIL OILOIL!OIL!OIL! Protective car cover, black leather Rorschach inktest pattern on silver nylon Protective car cover ”Oil!Oil!Oil” made for GALERIE J (car-gallery), Black leather (Rorschach Inktest pattern representing oil soiling) on… Read more: OIL OIL OIL
- TMF STATIONERYTMF STATIONERY Set of diverse DIY official stationery frames produced for Bureau Culturel Each page can be downloaded to send personal messages to administration. Each page aim is explained in… Read more: TMF STATIONERY
- PIMP MY RIDEPIMP MY RIDE CAR COVER 100% MADE OF SUPPORTER FLAGS FOUND IN SHOPS NEAR STADIUMS. DIFFERENT MESSAGES RELATED TO DIVERGENT BELIEFS ARE ALL PATCHWORKED AS ONE ONLY SHROUD. SILENT MOVIES… Read more: PIMP MY RIDE
- IN LOVING MEMORYIN LOVING MEMORY In loving memory of great men killed by fast machines ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS LIBERTAS, HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE, WEED EMBASSY… Read more: IN LOVING MEMORY
- I WALK THE LINEI WALK THE LINE Six Mini-Cooper enamelled hardtops for a group show at La Tôlerie, Clermont-Ferrand GARAGE PARADISE, group show at la Tôlerie, Clermont-Ferrand, 2014 Thanks to the Emil Frey garage… Read more: I WALK THE LINE
- HAPPY MONDAYHAPPY MONDAY Video installation shown in a school class, 8 minutes, 2005 In this video, a banker starts creating a small origami zoo on his desk by folding dollar bills… Read more: HAPPY MONDAY
- THE PARANORMALSTHE PARANORMALS Two dj’s disguised as two dead rocking ghosts, spinning the spookiest records all over Europe and abroad THE PARANORMALS – Two DJ’s disguised as two dead rocking ghosts… Read more: THE PARANORMALS
- CAMO SOUNDCAMO SOUND Wireless headphones displaying homemade psycho-active soundtracks interfering with the artworks shown at the museum ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS LIBERTAS, HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE, WEED… Read more: CAMO SOUND
- YOU WINYOU WIN Real lottery draw organized at the Museum of Modern Art in Geneva (MAMCO) sharing the major part of the Manor Kunstpreis 2000 grant with the public of the… Read more: YOU WIN
- HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKEHUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE The giant broken UN record video spins endlessly displaying a robotized version of the Declaration of Human Rights The giant broken UN record video spins endlessly displaying… Read more: HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE
- LOVE ITLOVE IT Special LSD blotter edition for CEC (Centre d’édition contemporaine) Special LSD blotter edition, curated by Veronique Bacchetta for Centre d’édition contemporaine, Annual edition for CEC (Centre d’édition contemporaine)… Read more: LOVE IT