EMERGENCY ROOM / PARIS
with Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel
Thursday, October 27 Timebuddy
United States: 7am PST, 8am MST, 9pm CST, 10pm EST
Europe: 15:00 GMT, 16:00 CET
Emergency Room is an exhibition concept created by Theirry Geoffroy that involves a fast-paced, daily changing space where contemporary artists are challenged to produce and display artworks within a 24-hour deadline. Each piece directly reacts to the immediate day's global news and burning societal, political, or environmental crises. Exhibition elements or Format Art includes The Apathy Bike, Slow Dance Debate, Critical Run, Energy Wall, Awareness Muscle, Tent Artworks, Traffic Signs, and Blue Helmets.
Geoffroy aka Colonel will join us from the Emergency Room in Paris at gallery Maison du Danemark on Champs-Élysées located near the Arc de triomphe, to share the many pressing issues that the people in France are concerned about this month. The "Room" is open through October 31, 2026.
Theirry Geoffroy is a Danish-French conceptual artist who developed the concept of Format art, defined as a reproducible, rule-defined configuration with a set of identifying characteristics that remain the same in each recreation of the original, involving a group or audience that partake in the relevant act. The format itself is the art and is intentioned to work as a catalyst for changing the perspectives of those involved as well as the audience. In 1989 he wrote a manifest on five types of moving exhibitions (Manifeste – Les differents Types de moving Exhibitions). The formats generally involve many participants and are designed to investigate dysfunctions and emergencies while social ecology (e.g., conflicts, collaboration) unfolds.
Geoffroy devised the 'Emergency Room' concept to allow artists to respond to current events promptly. The artwork shown must have been created within 24 hours of its exhibiting, in order to keep with the "now as possible." The art should specifically relate to themes of emergency; i.e. ongoing crises, topical issues or socio-political problems, and the artwork is debated amongst Geoffroy, the media, audience and artists. 'Emergency Rooms' have been held in Copenhagen, Berlin, New York, Athens, Hanoi, Johannesburg, Naples and Paris and hundreds of artists have taken part. After 24 hours, artworks from Emergency Room are exhibited in the Delay Museum, an adjacent exhibiting space, and become part of the Delay Museum collection. It is Geoffroy's vision to have a permanent Emergency Room in every major city in the world.
https://colonel.dk https://www.emergencyrooms.org
This event is free. All participants MUST REGISTER.
