Public Artwork
Five Billboards for Banff
Alternate title:
Those Who Know Will Say Least; Qui en a Connaissance se taira, etc.
Artwork creator(s):
Gerz, Jochen
Text author(s):
Gerz, Jochen
Installation year:
1984
Remarks on location:
Posters were placed on the façades of buildings along the main street in Banff, Alberta.
Description:
The posters show 5 upside down images of landscapes of the subboreal forest, accompanied by the following text in English, French, Hebrew, Russian and German: "Those who know will say least" (Hapkemeyer, Andreas et al. Jochen Gerz, Res Publica. The Public Works 1968-1999, Ostfildern-Ruit (Germany): Hatje Cantz, 1999).
Text of the artwork:
QUI EN A CONNAISSANCE SE TAIRA
TE KTO ЭHAET CKAЖYT MEHЬШE BCEΓO
DIE DAVON WISSEN WERDEN SCHWEIGEN
THOSE WHO KNOW WILL SAY LEAST
History:
Intervention in public space
Event: Jochen Gerz: 5 billboards for Banff, organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Center
July 12-27, 1984
Event: Jochen Gerz: 5 billboards for Banff, organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Center
July 12-27, 1984
Event date(s):
1984 Dimensions:
Height:
1.2m
Width:
2.1m Document(s):
Syndicate
