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About the JJKB

• Knowledge Base Introduction
• Technical Summary
• Credits
  • Director and Team Biographies
• Contact Information
• Introductory Videos
• Site Map

About Joan Jonas

• Artist Biography
• Chronology of Artworks
• Interviews with Joan Jonas
• Writings by Joan Jonas
• Notebooks
• Selected Bibliographies

Artwork Case Studies

Organic Honey

• Overview
• Performances
  • Organic Honey’s Visual Telepathy (1972) (performance)
    • LoGiudice Gallery, New York (1972)
    • Galleria L’Attico, Rome (1972)
  • Organic Honey’s Vertical Roll (1972) (performance)
    • Ace Gallery, Venice, California (1972)
    • Castelli Gallery, New York (1973)
    • Musée Galliera, Paris (1973)
    • Galleria Toselli, Milan (1973)
    • Contemporanea, Rome (1974)
    • Guggenheim Museum, New York (1980)
    • University Art Museum (now UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive), Berkeley (1980)
    • Organic Honey Floor Plan Project (2018)
• Videos
  • Organic Honey’s Visual Telepathy (1972) (video)
  • Vertical Roll (1972) (video)
  • Organic Honey’s Vertical Roll (1973–99) (video documentation)
  • Unedited Organic Honey Video Footage
  • Anxious Automation (1971) by Richard Serra
  • Duet (1972)
  • Two Women (1973)
• Installations
  • Organic Honey (installation), Stedelijk Museum Collection
  • University Art Museum (now UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive), Berkeley (1980)
  • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1994)
  • MOCA, Los Angeles (1995)
  • Galerie der Stadt, Stuttgart (2000)
  • Queens Museum, New York (2003)
  • KCUA Art Gallery, Kyoto (2019)
• Archive (Installations)
  • MUMOK, Vienna (2005)
  • Phi Foundation, Montreal (2016)
• Drawings, Props, and Other Photographs
• Notebooks
• Related Works
  • de Appel performance (1979)
  • Mirror Piece I and II (1969 and 1970)
  • Mirror Check (1970)
  • Glass Puzzle (1973) (video)
  • Glass Puzzle (1974/2000) (installation)
• Bibliography

Mirage

• Overview
• Performances
  • Anthology Film Archives, New York (1976)
  • Akademie der Künste, Berlin (1976)
  • Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1976)
  • Documenta 6, Kassel (1977)
  • Salle Patiño, Geneva (1977)
  • University Art Museum (now UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive), Berkeley (1980)
  • Tate Modern, London (2018)
• Installations
  • Mirage (installation), Whitney Collection
  • Mirage (installation), MoMA Collection
  • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1994)
  • Yvon Lambert, New York (2005)
  • MACBA, Barcelona (2007)
  • Centre d’Art Contemporain, Genève (2008)
  • Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan (2014)
  • Malmö Konsthall, Malmo (2015)
• Videos and Films
  • Mirage II (1976/2000) (video)
  • Car Tape (1976)
  • Good Night Good Morning (1976)
  • May Windows (1976)
  • Mirage (1976) (film)
  • Volcano Film (1976)
• Notebook
• Related Works
  • Funnel (1974)
    • The Kitchen, New York (1974)
    • University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1974)
    • Contemporanea, Rome (1974)
    • University Art Museum (now UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive), Berkeley (1980)
  • Tunnel (1974)
  • Twilight (1975)
    • Anthology Film Archives, New York (1975)
  • Cones/May Windows (After Mirage) II (1974/2014)
    • 112 Greene Street, New York (1976)
    • Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan (2014)
    • Malmö Konsthall, Malmo (2015)
    • Sant’Andrea de Scaphis, Rome (2016)
    • Phi Foundation, Montreal (2016)
    • Tate Modern, London (2018)
  • Stage Sets (1976)
    • Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1976)
    • Tate Modern, London (2018)
• Bibliography

Exhibition Case Studies

Joan Jonas: Performances/Video/Installation (1980)

• Exhibition Details
• Installation Views, Performance Documentation, and Floor Plans (University Art Museum [now UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive], Berkeley [1980])
• Bibliography

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994 (1994)

• Exhibition Details
• Installation Views and Floor Plans (Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam [1994])
• Collection / Organic Honey Installation (Organic Honey Installation, Stedelijk Collection)
• Notebooks (1990s Notebooks)
• Bibliography

Joan Jonas: Light Time Tales (2014; 2015)

• Exhibition Details
• Installation Views and Floor Plans (Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan [2014])
• Installation Views and Floor Plans (Malmö Konsthall, Malmo [2015])
• Bibliography

Other Exhibitions

• Joan Jonas Stage Sets (1976)
  • Exhibition Details
  • Installation Views and Performance Documentation (ICA, Philadelphia [1976])

• Joan Jonas: Five Works 1976–2003 (2003)
  • Exhibition Details
  • Installation Views and Floor Plans (Queens Museum, New York [2003])
  • Bibliography

Linked Open Data

• Introduction to Linked Open Data
• Data Visualizations
• Workflow: Working with Cultural Heritage Datasets
  • Data Collection
  • Data Reconciliation Using OpenRefine
  • Data Uploads
  • Data model map
• Write Your Own Queries
  • Video Tutorial

Resources

• JJKB Artworks
• JJKB Video Content
• Chronology of Artworks by Joan Jonas
• Interviews by the JJKB Team
  • Joan Jonas on Organic Honey
  • Joan Jonas on Organic Honey Performances and Videos
  • Joan Jonas on Organic Honey Installations
  • Joan Jonas on Mirage Performances
  • Joan Jonas on Mirage Installations
  • Joan Jonas on Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994
  • Joan Jonas on Joan Jonas: Light Time Tales
  • Joan Jonas on Joan Jonas: Performance/Video/Installation
  • Karen Archey Interview April 2020
  • Neil Benezra Interview September 2020
  • Sydney Briggs, Amy Brost, and Mike Gibbons Interview December 2019
  • Amy Brost, Ellen Moody, and Annie Wilker Interview, October 2018
  • Barbara Clausen Interview August 2020
  • Rebecca Cleman and Karl McCool Interview, January 2021
  • Lynne Cooke Interview March 2020
  • Douglas Crimp Interview March 2019
  • Douglas Crimp Interview April 2019
  • Constance DeJong Interview December 2019
  • Simone Forti Interview December 2020
  • Chrissie Iles Interview October 2018
  • Andrea Lissoni Interview March 2019
  • Barbara London Interview May 2019
  • Paula Longendyke Interview May 2019
  • Babette Mangolte Interview September 2020
  • Jack McConchie Interview January 2020
  • Carol Mersereau Interview September 2020
  • Roberta Neiman Interview October 2020
  • Seth Price Interview November 2020
  • Ann Reynolds Interview May 2020
  • David Ross Interview June 2019
  • Joan Simon Interview January 2021
  • Nefeli Skarmea Interview September 2020
  • Valerie Smith Interview March 2020
  • Gwenn Thomas Interview June 2019
  • Rebecca Timmermans and Sandra Weerdenburg Interview September 2020
  • Vicente Todolí and Fiammetta Griccioli Interview September 2020
  • Stephen Vitiello Interview December 2019
  • Matteo de Vittor, Iolanda Ratti, and Fiammetta Griccioli Interview, December 2020
  • Catherine Wood Interview April 2020
  • Gillian Young Interview September 2020
  • Lori Zippay Interview August 2020
• Writings by Joan Jonas
• Notebooks
• Selected Bibliographies
• Photographers
• Floor Plans and Installation Drawings
• Archives
• Downtown New York Context