SPY NUMBERS
28.05.2009 – 30.08.2009
Show opens Thursday May 28, 2009
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: press opening
8pm to midnight: public opening
(with Gypsy Sound System: DJ Olga and Dr Schnaps)
13, avenue du Président Wilson
F – 75116 Paris
Tél: +33 1 4723 5401 & +33 1 4723 3886
Fax: + 33 1 4720 1531
ARTHUR MOLE & JOHN THOMAS / MATT O’DELL / FELIX SCHRAMM / JIM SHAW / TONY SMITH / STEPHANE VIGNY /
SPY NUMBERS
On the short waves of our radios, voices read out uninterrupted series of numbers. 2… 11… 58… 35… 23… Whether they are encrypted instructions intended for sleeping agents, messages exchanged between traffickers, or simple telephone settings, the “Spy Numbers Stations” have been broadcasting for several decades without their precise function becoming known.
In the wake of GAKONA, the previous exhibit inspired by the work of Nikola Tesla, SPY NUMBERS continues the exploration of the electromagnetic spectrum and its margins in this second session of 2009. Beyond the visible and closer still to the infra-thin and the spectral, the Palais de Tokyo experiments with forms of art that elude any wistful desire for fixed interpretations. In spite of a reduced exhibition area due to renovations, SPY NUMBERS brings together a variety of artists whose interests include mathematical encoding, the production of aurora borealis, archiving contact lenses, seismic sensors, the disappearance of hanged men and mountain summits.
MORE OF SPY NUMBERS…
A SPECIAL MODULE WITH JEAN-MARC CHAPOULIE
THURSDAYS OF SPY NUMBERS /
TOKYO CODE /
Gypsy sound system
Return of the duo DJ Olga and Dr. Schnaps for a frenzied DJ set.
Thursday, may 28th / 8 p.m. to midnight
Hack Lab (1/3)
A class in three parts to learn how to become a perfect hacker. With /tmp/lab. In conjunction with ”Hack Space Fest’ at Vitry-sur-Seine.
Reservation: jeudis@palaisdetokyo.com
Thursday june 4th / 7:30 p.m.
Hack Lab (2/3)
Reservation: jeudis@palaisdetokyo.com
Thursday june 11th / 7:30 p.m.
Hack Lab (3/3)
Reservation: jeudis@palaisdetokyo.com
Thursday june 18th / 7:30 p.m.
Visite codée
Guided visit of the exhibition Spy Numbers accompanied by the artists and Marc-Olivier Wahler, director of the Palais de Tokyo.
Thursday june 25th/ 7:30 p.m.
Streetwars
Streetwars come back to Paris. An envelope contains a photo and address of your target. With a water gun, the city wide manhunt can begin. Reservation and infos: www.streetwars.net
Thursday june 2nd
Under pressure
Full immersion with a selection of submarine cinema. Projections on the facade of the Palais de Tokyo all night. Part of the 1st Night of Cinema.
Saturday july 4th / From 9 p.m.
Blitz
Session of chess simultaneously with a young champion, playing alone against everyone. With the Fédération Française des Échecs.
Thursday, july 9th / 7:30 p.m.
Micro-ondes
Concert-performance of Ondes Martenot, instrument with electronic oscillation contemporary of the Theremin. Performed by Julie Normal.
Thursday, September 3 / 7:30 p.m.
MAGAZINE PALAIS / Issue 9 – OUT on May 28th
New issue around SPY NUMBERS: an essay on Mole & Thomas by Louis Kaplan, portfolios (Ken Gonzales-Day, Matt O’dell…), sound phenomena by Pascal Broccolichi, archive documents about aurora borealis (proposed by Dove Allouche and Évariste Richer), as well as a guide section. Bilingual magazine (French & English)
