Welcome to e-flux projects. In 2001 we initiated a program of special projects for e-flux.com. The early part of this program focused on web publications and art works that explicitly engage audience participation. In 2004 e-flux opened a storefront space in New York's Chinatown where this program evolved into a series of physical public projects, which subsequently travel to contemporary art institutions worldwide. In 2006 e-flux opened a second location in Berlin.

TIME/BANK

Time/Bank is a platform where groups and individuals can pool and trade time and skills, bypassing money as a measure of value. Time/Bank is based on the premise that everyone in the field of culture has something to contribute and that it is possible to develop and sustain an alternative economy by connecting existing needs with unacknowledged resources.

Time banking is not barter. Barter economies have been in practice throughout history, but the idea of using time as a unit of exchange only appeared shortly after the Industrial Revolution. The first successful contemporary time bank was started in 1991 by Paul Glover in Ithaca, New York. Following his idea, people began to exchange time, which led to the creation of a time-based currency—the "Ithaca Hours," which even local businesses began to accept, and which still flourishes. Time banking and service exchange have since developed into a full-fledged movement, usually centered around local communities.

Time/Bank at e-flux is modeled on existing time banks. When a task is performed, the credit hours earned may be saved and used at a later date, given to another person, or contributed towards developing larger communal projects. For example, if you happen to be in Beijing or Hamburg and need someone to help you shop for materials or translate a press release, you would be able to draw on resources from Time/Bank without exchanging any money.

To open a Time/Bank account please sign up

ARE YOU AN ARTIST IN NEED OF FAST CASH?

PAWNSHOP

Forget gallery hassels—GET CASH NOW! High! Fast! Immediate cash payments! Come on down today!

Starting this fall, e-flux’s storefront in New York’s Chinatown will operate as a pawnshop, its inventory comprised of artworks, bought and sold. Opening to the public on Monday October 1st, at 12:00 pm, PAWNSHOP’s selected wares will become available for sale on November 1st. The Pawnshop will remain open through early 2008.

Come browse works for sale by more than 60 artists, including: Lucas Ajemian, Carlos Amorales / Nuevos Ricos, James Angus, Julieta Aranda, Julie Ault, Fia Backström, Julien J. Bismuth, Bengala, Mike Bouchet, Ethan Breckenridge, AA Bronson, François Bucher, Miguel Calderón, Paul Chan, Jan Christensen, Heman Chong, Peter Coffin, Keren Cytter, Marcelline Delbecq, Wilson Diaz, Nico Dockx, Christoph Draeger, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Jakup Ferri, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Claire Fontaine, Rene Gabri, Nikolas Gambaroff, Mario Garcia Torres, Andrea Geyer, Simryn Gill, Liam Gillick, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Diango Hernández, Ralf Hoffman, Karl Holmqvist, Christian Jankowski, Sejla Kameric, Matt Keegan, Christoph Keller, Gabriel Kuri, Annika Larsson, Liz Linden, Esther Lu, Rodrigo Mallea Lira, John Miller, Aleksandra Mir, Naeem Mohaiemen, Lucas Moran, Carlos Motta, neuroTransmitter (Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere), Olaf Nicolai, Ernesto Neto, Ylva Ogland, Yoshua Okon, Lisi Raskin, Pedro Reyes, Carissa Rodriguez, Martha Rosler, Eduardo Sarabia, Aaron Simonton, Matt Sheridan Smith, Mike Smith, Nedko Solakov, Kim Sooja, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Costa Vece, Anton Vidokle, Lawrence Weiner, Florian Wüst, Andrea Zittel, and many more.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES • Fax and Xerox copies • Internet • Phonecards • Check Cashing • Passport Photos

e-flux
41 Essex Street, New York, NY 10002
P/F: 212 619 3356 / pawnshop@e-flux.com
http://www.e-flux.com

Unitednationsplaza

unitednationsplaza is exhibition as school located in the city of Berlin, organized by Anton Vidokle in collaboration with Liam Gillick, Boris Groys, Martha Rosler, Walid Raad, Jalal Toufic, Nikolaus Hirsch, Natascha Sadr Haghighian and Tirdad Zolghadr.

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Martha Rosler Library

Martha Rosler Library: Comprising more than 7,000 volumes selected from the books at Martha Rosler’s residence and studio in Brooklyn and academic office in New Jersey, the library was accessible for the public use at e-flux’s Ludlow street location in NYC.

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Report (Not Announcement)

Report (Not Announcement) is a transitionary report on the state of mobility at the beginning of 21st Century comprising of accounts and documents submitted by 48 cultural producers from all over the globe. A project by BAK in collaboration with e-flux, curated by Binna Choi

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East.Art.Map

East.Art.Map: is a project developed by IRWIN of Slovenia and is a tool that leads you through the last 50 years of the visual arts in Eastern Europe. Learn about 250 artists / events / projects proposed by 24 art critics / curators / artists and make suggestions.

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Utopia Station

Utopia Station: posters by more than 100 artists. View them online, download the PDF and print them out. A 2003 Venice Biennal project, curated by Molly Nesbit, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Hans Ulrich Obrist.

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The Next Documenta Should Be Curated by an Artist

The Next Documenta Should Be Curated by an Artist, a new e-flux project curated by Jens Hoffmann, featuring reflections of a group of artists upon the conditions of the relationship between artists and curators.

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DO iT

DO iT began in 1993 in Paris with a discussion among Christian Boltanski, Bertrand Lavier, and Hans Ulrich Obrist. DO iT is a manual of artist’s instructions.

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Mejor Vida Corp

In 1998 the artist Minerva Cuevas launched an ingenious and complex ongoing economic fiction as a means of exploring the politics of contemporary hope: Mejor Vida Corp.

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101 Art Ideas You Can Do Yourself

Think you can’t be an artist? Think Again. In 101 Art Ideas You Can Do Yourself, Rob Pruitt supplies the instructions and leaves the art making to the viewer.

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