Kristofer Paetau, visual artist, contemporary art, re-institutionalize

Re-Institutionalize#01: SALON PICASSO 2004
Exhibition of my re-drawings of childrens re-drawings of Picasso drawings at a turkish hairdressers’ called Salon Picasso
• Complete documentation:
https://paetau.com/downloads/ReInstitutionalize/SalonPicassoEnglish.html
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Kristofer Paetau (curator): Re-Institutionalize#02: EVANGELICAL KINDERGARTEN 2004
Exhibition of Ondrej Brodys paintings with childrens paintings at an Evangelical Kindergarten
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Kristofer Paetau (curator): Re-Institutionalize#03: St. STEPHANUS CHURCH 2004
Exhibition of 40 B&W wedding photos from the collection of Torsten Prothmann, at the St. Stephanus Church
• Complete documentation:
https://paetau.com/downloads/ReInstitutionalize/StStephanusEnglish.html
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Re-Institutionalize#04: NET SHED 2004
Exhibition of an outsiderart Fish piece at a fishermans net shed in Finland
• Complete documentation:
https://paetau.com/downloads/ReInstitutionalize/NetshedEnglish.html
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Re-Institutionalize#05: DANSSTUDIO ARABESQUE 2004
Exhibition of my Corpulent Ballerina at the dance school Arabesque!
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Re-Institutionalize#06: THE OLD CEMETERY 2004/2005
A late walk through the old cemetery of Loviisa (Finland) on december 25, 2004.
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Re-Institutionalize#07: PIET’S VOYAGE 2005
Piet is not an artist, but he is a good example for artists I think. He told me that he wanted to stay abroad for a longer period, and that he was not sure how and where to travel. I asked him to send me about ten pictures from his destination as an ‘evidence’ of his trip – without telling me where he has been.
• Complete documentation:
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Re-Institutionalize#08: KIEZ AVANTGARDE KUNSTSCHULE, PART I: “Airplane Dripping” 2005
Kiez Avantgarde Kunstschule is a contemporary art project involving pre-teen children from Soldiner Kiez in Berlin, Germany. During a summer workshop, the artists Ondrej Brody (CZ), Ivars Gravleis (LAT), Kristofer Paetau (FIN) and Avdey Ter-Oganian (RUS) planned to introduce a group of children into the practice of contemporary art…
• Complete documentation:
https://paetau.com/downloads/KiezAvantgarde/AirplaneDripping.html
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Re-Institutionalize#09: KIEZ AVANTGARDE KUNSTSCHULE, PART II: “The Punishment” 2005
Kiez Avantgarde Kunstschule is a contemporary art project involving pre-teen children from Soldiner Kiez in Berlin, Germany. During a summer workshop, the artists Ondrej Brody (CZ), Ivars Gravleis (LAT), Kristofer Paetau (FIN) and Avdey Ter-Oganian (RUS) planned to introduce a group of children into the practice of contemporary art…
• Complete documentation:
https://paetau.com/downloads/KiezAvantgarde/ThePunishment.html
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View “The Punishment” Quicktime Video (04’40)