On MÊKH-beach@Platforms Project 2024

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From October 10 until 13 EX-MÊKH took part in Platforms Project 2024 in Athens (GR). We installed an improvised beach under the name on MÊKH-beach in our booth using firm carton. During the fair we put memories, recent observations and ideas in the waves and on the sand, as if they washed on the shore, ready to be taken back by the waves. We thought it might be a fitting image for the creative process as we perceive it.

The front of the leaflet we took with us was a drawing EX-MÊKH made together as a teaser for the fair!
The backside explained hat our plans and inspiration were
The beginning of the installation
Decoration and title of the French biography La vie de Goya, about the biggest inspiration Kees Koomen had since art school
The Greek sun in context
Cartesius and the origins of life meet
Wonderful drawing by Ellen Rodenberg
MÊKH-beach in the end

Reversal of the Tide

On the last day of Platforms Project 2024 we organised Reversal of the Tide: we offered the works we put into the beach-scene to the public at reasonable prices. Earlier Ellen Rodenburg asked people to cut out their foot in carton and to decorate that foot. Some of those were also on sale. A number of people amongst whom Artemis Potamianou, director of the fair, gallery-owners, volunteers of the fair and parents of the kids who decorated their feet bought small works and took it with them.

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EX-MÊKH summer-BBQ

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Last friday EX-MÊKH organised it’s summer-BBQ on a beautiful summer evening. Plans for our coming exhibition at Platforms Project in Athens were elaborated and we start to realise that EX-MÊKH exists almost 20 years. We stayed out very late with a rather moderate but excellent meal and lots of wine!

Teaser

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For 2024 EX-MÊKH decided to also take part in Platforms Project 2024 in Athens (GR). The whole set up of this fair for independant art platforms and exhibition spaces has changed. From now on it will be multi-disciplinary including theatre, music and dance. The venue, which used to be at the Art School of Athens, has also changed to Keramikos if I understand well. This is an interesting change to us so we applied and we were accepted. The organisation asked us for a picture to put iwn the catalogue. We talked about our intentions for this occasion and we unaminously chose for an installation build by the three of us. We decided to make a work together in one of our studio’s. You can see the result underneath. It is based on the idea of idea’s, objects, text, and image washing up at a beach to inspire unexpected connections. It depicts an organic image of what EX-MÊKH is.

EX-MÊKH: on MÊKH-beach 10 April, 2024

Hybrid Art Fair 2024, evaluation

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EX-MÊKH finished their exhibition at the Hybrid Art Fair 2024 with satisfaction. We were excited about the reception of our work and the way we presented it was very much appreciated. You can see pictures of the exhibition here! We met a lot of interesting people, some of whom were interested in presenting our work in Magazines or in galleries in Menorca or Las Palmas. We will see where that will lead us.

The welcome drinks after setting up the exhibition

Our stay in Madrid was very inspiring. We visited several exhibitions: Ulla von Brandenburg in the Palacio de Vélazquez, The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, The Prado again, Kees visited ARCO 2024 and the three of us visited the Reina Sofia Museum with a surprisingly interesting exhibition of Carlos Saura (post will soon follow in the blog). It was a very intense and awarding week!

Publicity

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Coming weekend EX-MÊKH will leave for Madrid to take part in the Hybrid Art Fair. Yesterday our new folders and a booklet in our growing series of EX-MÊKH printwork arrived. As usual this form of EX-MÊKH publicity has been designed by our secret EX-MÊKH participant Ben Faydherbe.

A folder and the booklet
The EX-MÊKH Collection