Bik Van der Pol — It isn't what it used to be and will never be again
It isn't what it used to be and will never be again
CCA Glasgow 2009
For this solo exhibition in CCA, Glasgow, entitled It isnt what it used to be and will never be again (with reference to La révolution n'est plus ce qu'elle était, Henri Lefebvre in dialogue with Catherine Régulier, 1978), Bik Van der Pol have brought together works that are are hoovering around questions of information, what dissemination of information might or might not set off in the public realm, and if action can, should or is tak(e)(ing) place when seemingly nothing seems to happen. For the production of their work they asked the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (GIO) to make a new musical score for their video-film Art Is either Plagiarism or Revolution, or: Something Is Definitely Going to Happen Here.This film was the result of a performance, and was made as part of Differentiated Neighborhoods, a project initiated by Belgrade based curator Zoran Eric. Shot during a day-long rehearsal, starting with the film as a source and background, the members of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra embarked on an investigation, questioning what it is that makes something happening at some point, using the language of music as their tool.The process of free improvisation, decision-making and the dynamics of interaction and dialogue, resulted in a combination of image and sound, as a double screen video installation. Next to this new work, the exhibition It isn't what it used to be and will never be again consisted of the following works: Past Imperfect, [Trinity, April 2, 2005, New Mexico, [Art is either plagiarism or revolution, [Disappearance Piece, 1998/2007, and Red, Yellow, Blue, Gray, 2009 (Architecture design and wall divisions)It isn't what it used to be and will never be again is accompanied by a publication (designed by Sarah Tripp)with contributions of the following writers and artists; Francis McKee, Anthony Iles, Jan Verwoert, Fiona Jardine, Neil Davids, Jon Bywater, Neil Gray, Darren Rhymes, Angelique Campens, Alexander Trocchi, Camcorder Guerillas, Sarah Pierce, Simon Yuill, Sarah Tripp and Bik Van der Pol.
