installation view at Galerie Lange + Pult in Zürich raw oil paint on sewn canvas tarpaulins each 36" x 36 inches / 91,5cm x 91,5cm
The "Kill Me" series began with the Paradise Europe billboard project in Copenhagen (1992). The artist's personal home telephone number (in Köln, Germany) was printed across confrontational and oversexed images of the artist, exploring issues as varied as depression, sex chat lines, reality culture, and self-promotion.
A sequel version was produced in 1997 featured the artist's new telephone number in Toronto. The most controversial of the Art Metropole "Billboards by Artists" series, this work was not exhibited in downtown Toronto as intended due to a decision by Advertising Standards Canada.
A series of collages using Stern magazines was produced in the early '90s. These works featured a ransom note approach and were signed with the artist's name and phone number.
KILL ME
mounted at metro subway station platforms and outdoors in Copenhagen, as part of the Paradise Europe billboard project organized by BizArt. color offset billboard printed in panels total size 2,5 meters x 3,5 meters
Offset poster print 33" x 46.5 inches 84cm x 119cm Edition of 50 Published by BizArt, Copenhagen
10-sheet billboard, electrostatic printed on coated paper 120" x 240 inches 304.5cm x 609.6cm Collection: National Gallery of Canada The most controversial of the Art Metropole "Billboards by Artists" series, this work was not exhibited in downtown Toronto as intended due to a decision by Advertising Standards Canada and Mediacom Toronto.
Edition of 200, of which 50 are signed and numbered.
Business card multiple featuring the artist's home address (and telephone and fax numbers) in Köln, Germany Signed and numbered, edition of 30 2.125" x 3.5 inches 5.5cm x 9cm
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln Private collection, Toronto
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Xerox flyer for the Buchholz und Buchholz exhibition in Köln. Size: A-4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm)
Published by BizArt, Copenhagen in 1992 ISBN 87 89786 02 5
collage of negative transparencies affixed with Scotch tape, utilized for background imagery of the "Kill Me" billboard graphic.
Review by Manfred Hermes of the Buchholz und Buchholz exhibition March/April 1993 issue, pg 124
Detail from the billboard
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln Private collection, Toronto
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln
Collage (from Stern magazine pages) size: A4 (8.27" × 11.7 inches / 21cm × 29.7cm) featuring the artist's home telephone number in Köln