The book purports to document a march 6, 2000 exhibition by art students staged in a studiospace provided by the lower manhattan cultural council on the 91 st floor of world trade center 1. Israeli art student project on the 91st floor of wtc tower 1. More evidence that israel intelligence planned 911 the. The bthing by tex rubinowitz 20010504 hardcover january 1, 1807. At 6 oclock one morning, austrian art group gelatin suctioned out a window on one of the top floors of the world trade center, shunted out a narrow balcony constructed of smuggled building materials, and posed on it while a helicopter flew by and took their photographs. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. An account of artist group gelatin and their construction of a small balcony on the ninetyfirst floor of the. Gelatin artists group in 2000 austrian art group gelatin built a narrow balcony with smuggled materials. At first, these four artists were known as gelatin but changed their name. Called the bthing and produced by four viennabased artists known collectively as gelatin, the book is demure to the point of being. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A lot of fucking jews try to imply that this book has some weird drawings i. This barely plausible architectural intervention on the ninetyfirst floor of the world trade center in 2000 was shown once and once only to a lucky handful of invited guests.
It is a hardcover volume that has drawings, color photographs, and a few texts describing the events that took place on the 91st floor of wtc. At 6 oclock one morning, austrian art group gelatin suctioned out a window on one of the top floors. I own a copy of gelatin s the bthing and i want to set the record straight with this book. The bthing hardcover 2001 book available at amazon. Through preparatory notes written by the boys, diagrams and colour photographs, we are finally able to glimpse the pink sunrise over new york from gelatin s eyes. I want to call your attention to the artist groups eteam and gelatin who were selected to be part of the lower manhattan cultural council lmcc world views studioscape link gone now programs that allowed them and other artists to work and live in the wtc in the four years leading up to 911 on different floors. Each project pushes physical boundaries and audience expectations. In days of conspiratorial work, somewhere on the 148th floor and using building site refuse they had tediously smuggled into the building under their pullovers, they constructed a functioning loadbearing balcony. It was published by walter konig in cologne, germany in 2001. In a long complicated process they scratched putty from the tall heavy window. I want to call your attention to the artist groups eteam and gelatin who were selected to be part of the lower manhattan cultural council lmcc world views studioscape slow link programs that allowed them and other artists to work and live in the wtc in the four years leading up to 911 on different floors, including 91 and 92 of the north tower. The bthing is both the weirdest event regarding 911, and also the least known about. Gelitin is comprised of the four artists ali janka, florian reither, tobias urban, and wolfgang gantner. These passes gave them access to the entire wtc complex.
By russ winter of the new nationalist in the period leading up to 911, a group of israelis nonu. Theres so much mystery surrounding austrian collective gelatin s the bthing that some believe it never really took place. Wtc performance art flashback documented in photo book. Topics world events, random, social sciences, darpa, 2019, nsa, cia, government watchlists.
High quality the thing movie inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. World trade centers infamous 91stfloor israeli art. Marshall services, the atf, the us air force, the secret service, the fbi and the dea themselves. Among them was artist maria hassabi, who witnessed the events on a sunday. The bthing uncovers the truth behind the rumours of gelatins construction of an improvised balcony on the 91st floor of the world trade centre in new york in 2000. They are known for creating sensational art events in the tradition of relational aesthetics, often with a lively sense of humor. The book recording these antics and published in 2001 is called gelatin. With overthetop performances and visually enticing work, gelitin plays with audience participation and collaboration. Maria ziegelbock photos and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Further reports came in throughout the first six months of 2001 from over forty u.
An account of artist group gelatin and their construction of a small balcony on the ninetyfirst floor of the world trade center tower 1 in months preceeding the attacks on 911. Through preparatory notes written by the boys, diagrams and colour photographs. An unbelievable, completely illegal, and fully secret stunt when it was performed, the b thing is now unbearably surreal, weirdly prescient, and forever unrepeatable. The b thing by gelatin abebooks shop for books, art. Jewish artgelatin eteam doing bthing internet archive. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Artists working in the world trade centre in 2001 tell their story.
The bthing hardcover january 1, 2001 by tex rubinowitz author. The bthing by tex rubinowitz first edition 2001 from. At 6 oclock one morning, austrian art group gelatin suctioned out a window on one of the top floors of the world trade center, shunted out a narrow balcony constructed of smuggled. The bthing by gelatin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gelatin artists group in 2000 austrian art group gelatin built a narrow balcony with smuggled materials on the 91st floor of the world trade center. The bthing hardcover june 1 2002 by tex rubinowitz author 5. And then the surgical intervention in the world trade center in new york city. In one of the listed links, theres a letter that denies and refutes the claim that they removed a window and installed a balcony from the 91st floor of tower 1 in the wtc while guests were in residence at world views, the internationally acclaimed studio program. August 18, 2001 an art display at a gallery showing the new york times feature. It has the potential to be a key factor in planting explosives in the wtc north tower in the months before 911. Called the bthing and produced by four viennabased artists known collectively as gelatin, the book is demure to the point of being oblique. At 6 oclock one morning, austrian art group gelatin suctioned out a window near the top of the world trade center, shunted out a narrow balcony constructed of smuggled building materials, and. Gelatin the b thing political conspiracies the education forum.
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