Pas Op! Kunst! (Watch Out! Art!)

Heralding art, as a work of art. Black and white letters flash like an alarm signal. What is going on, what’s that up there? You only see what is blinking so insistently when you look properly: ‘Watch out! Art! Watch out! Art!’
The non-stop warning sign ‘Watch out! Art!’ alerts us and stimulates questions: do you have to watch out for art? Or do you have to watch out for it in the sense of protecting it?

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Title: ‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’)
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: LED-screen, non-stop loop
Measurements (wxh): 14.4m x 4m
Realisation: 2008
Commissioned by: Museum De Paviljoens, Almere/ NL

Photos by: Allard van der Hoek

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.

‘Pas Op! Kunst!’ (‘Watch Out! Art!’), Martijn Sandberg, LED-screen, non-stop loop.