Artists Space

Krzysztof Wodiczko:
Guidelines

April 29 – May 13, 1978

An image is projected onto a white wall. The image consists of various simple rectangular shapes.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall. The image consists of various simple rectangular shapes.]

Artists Space announces a series of artists projects in its room 207. The project shows provide artists with a space in which to do installation-type works and to present them to the public. Without such a space, neither the realization of these works nor their public exposure would be possible.

In Guidelines, Krzysztof Wodiczko's viewer operated slide installation, the artist employs images of art and Eastern European propaganda to convey his philosophy of "social verticality, horizontality and diagonality." Wodiczko has been working with these ideas for several years. The project will run from April 29 to May 13.

An image is projected onto a white wall.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall.]
An image is projected onto a white wall. In the image, a woman holds a man
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall. In the image, a woman holds a man's head in her hands.]
An image is projected onto a white wall.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall.]
An image is projected onto a white wall. In the image, a figure
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall. In the image, a figure's chin and upper chest are visible as they hold a round object in their hand, close to their chin.]
An image is projected onto a white wall.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall.]
An image is projected onto a white wall. In the image, a figure plays a cello.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall. In the image, a figure plays a cello.]
An image is projected onto a white wall. The image is text on a solid background. Text is illegible.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [An image is projected onto a white wall. The image is text on a solid background. Text is illegible.]

Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines Press Release

Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines Postcard

    A black-and-white photograph of a video installation with multiple projections running simultaneously on different parts of the walls. A chair and table are visible in the foreground.
    Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guidelines. Postcard, Artists Space, 1978. [A black-and-white photograph of a video installation with multiple projections running simultaneously on different parts of the walls. A chair and table are visible in the foreground.]