Gelitin 2715236 203169251 2008-04-03T23:40:20Z CmdrObot 1079367 sp (2): Pavillion→Pavilion, an urinating→a urinating {{lowercase|title=gelitin}} '''gelitin''' is a group of four male [[artist]]s from [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. The group was formerly known as '''gelatin''' and changed their name in 2005. They are known for creating sensational art events in the tradition of [[Relational Aesthetics]], often with a lively sense of humor. Among their projects are a gigantic [[plush toy]]: a 60m tall pink rabbit on [[Colletto Fava]] (near [[Genova]], [[Italy]]). The structure is 60 meters long and intended to remain there until 2025. In November 2005, the group had a show at Leo Koenig, Inc. in New York, for which they erected a barrier blocking off one half of the space, locking themselves inside for one week with Miami photographer Naomi Fischer and the group’s German therapist (Gabriel Loebell), then asking visitors to insert items that they wanted copied into an opening in the barrier. Members created slap-dash replicas of the objects, returning them through another opening.[http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/davis/davis11-23-05.asp] The project proved very popular, and had visitors waiting in lines to interact with the "machine" throughout its run. ==Works== Previous works include: * ''La Louvre, Paris'', 2008, at ARC, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 29th of Feb / 20th of Apr. * ''Tantamounter 24/7'', 2005, a “gigantic, complex and very clever machine” created at Leo Koenig, Inc., Nov. 16-Nov. 23, 2005 * ''Hase'' (''Rabbit / Coniglio''), 2005, a 60m giant pink rabbit on [[Colletto Fava]] (near [[Genova]], [[Italy]]). * ''Zapf de Pipi'', 2005, a sculpture of frozen [[Urine]] as contributed by the visitors at the [[Moscow Biennale]] of Contemporary Art * ''Otto Volante'', 2004, a [[Roller Coaster]] inside a Gallery in [[Milano]], [[Italy]] * ''Arc de Triomphe'', 2003, a scandalous 7m tall fountain picturing a urinating figure made of 2000kg [[Plasticine]] in [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]] * ''Armpit'', 2002, an human elevator of [[Body Builder]]s for the [[Liverpool Biennial]] * ''Schlund'', 2001, an human scaffolding of fat people at the Bavarian Theatre, [[Munich]] / [[Germany]] * ''Die totale Osmose'', 2001, a swamp surrounding the Austrian Pavilion at the [[Venice Biennale]] * ''The B-Thing'', 2000, a small temporary balcony on the 91st floor of the [[World Trade Center]]. * ''Weltwunder'', 2000, a hidden underwater cave - only accessible by diving through a pipe 5 meters deep - as part of the [[Expo 2000]] in [[Hannover]], [[Germany]] ==External links== * [http://www.gelitin.net Gelitin.net] homepage * [http://www.galerieperrotin.com/artiste-Gelatin-22.html Gelitin] at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin * [http://www.gelitin.net/mambo/index.php?set_albumName=rabbit&option=com_gallery&Itemid=28&include=view_album.php pictures about the pink rabbit project] * [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1541732.html Ananova article on 'Hase'] * [http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/davis/davis11-23-05.asp "Raging Within the Machine"] by Ben Davis, Artnet Magazine * [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/garden/29eco.html?pagewanted=all NYT article on eco-parties, includes a gelitin contribution] {{artist-stub}} [[Category:Artist groups and collectives]] [[Category:Contemporary artists]] [[Category:Austrian artists]] [[ru:Желатин (арт-группа)]]