Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1994)

Installation Views
Organic Honey
Mirage
Installation Drawings
Organic Honey
Mirage
Floor Plans
Working Floor Plans
Exhibition Floor Plans
Organic Honey and Mirage

Installation Views

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, curated by Dorine Mignot, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 31–June 19, 1994.

A room filled with various props and a video projection

A room filled with various props and a video projection, there are dramatic shadows across the walls.

A room filled with various props, in the background there is a projection against a fabric curtain.

A room filled with various props, above the door frame is a video projection

A room with rocks on the floor in the shape of a half circle, a video projection and photographs are on the wall to the right.

A clothesline is placed in front of a wall with various paintings of faces

A robe hangs underneath a ladder, in the background is a wall with various paintings of heads.

A room filled with various props including: rocks in the shape of a circle on the floor, a case full of rocks, full length mirrors along the wall, a dress and a jacket hanging from the ceiling and a video projection.

Organic Honey Installation Views

A camera on a tripod faces various props used for Jonas’s performance, a light is attached to the tripod and is pointed to the floor. There is a TV monitor and a glass jar placed on a table draped with a cloth; on the wall there is a projection to the far left, various images in the middle, and a drawing of a dog’s head with four eyes to the right. To the right of the drawing is Jonas’s dress and feathered headdress on a mannequin, which is illuminated by a light placed on a table in front of the clothing. On the floor are various mirrors.

A white backdrop divides the room; to the left is a camera and a lamp attached to a tripod facing the wall. On the wall are various images of Jonas’s performance and a paper fan. To the right of the backdrop is a TV monitor placed on the floor.

Various props placed in a room. In the center is a camera on a tripod facing a TV monitor on top of a table with a cloth draped over it. Behind the TV is a light illuminating a drawing of a dog’s head with four eyes hanging on the wall and Jonas’s dress and peacock-feathered headpiece placed on a mannequin. Another mannequin is located to the left of the TV that is wearing Jonas’s bra top and skirt; behind the mannequin is a drawing and various photographs hanging on the wall. There is a projector hanging from the ceiling.

Jonas’s performance is projected onto a wall. To the left is an object standing on the floor. To the right is a TV monitor placed on a cart.

Various props placed in a room including: a camera on a tripod, two TV monitors on carts and various drawings hanging on the wall. On the floor there are drawings, a TV monitor, and a mirror which are illuminated by a light attached to the tripod.

Two mannequins draped in Jonas’s costumes are placed in a room with a projection on the wall and a large mirror in the corner.

A camera on a tripod faces a mannequin wearing Jonas’s dress and peacock-feathered headpiece, and a drawing of a dog’s head with four eyes. There is a table with a TV monitor placed on top of a table with a cloth. On the floor is a mirror and various drawings.

Various props from Jonas’s performance including: two mannequins wearing costumes, various drawings, a TV monitor placed on top of a table draped in a cloth, and a camera on a tripod with a light attached to it. To the left there is a projection of Jonas wearing a mask on the wall.

A camera on a tripod, with a light attached to it, is pointed to a mirror and two drawings placed on the floor. There are two TV monitors: one is on the floor and the other is placed on a cart. On the wall is a drawing of a dog’s head and a projection.

A light and camera attached to a trip pod are pointed towards a wall with various photographs hanging on it. Above the photos hangs a paper fan and on the far wall in the background are various drawings. Behind the tripod is a backdrop and there is a mirror on the ground. The light attached to the tripod is creating dramatic shadows.

Mirage Installation Views

Joan Jonas, Mirage, 1976/1994. Multimedia installation with videos (Good Night Good Morning [1976] and excerpts from Volcano Film [1976], May Windows [1976], and Mirage [1976]), props (metal cones, found Mexican mask, hoop, and drawing on blackboard), stage, and photographs. Installation views, Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, curated by Dorine Mignot, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 31–June 19, 1994.

Projection of a chalk drawing of two cones in the center of a circle made up of various lines on a blackboard. In the left corner is a TV monitor projecting an image of a figure in front of a window.

Projection of Jonas wiping away a chalk line drawing on a blackboard. In the left corner is a TV monitor projecting an image of a window.

Various props used for Jonas’s performance, including: large cones, a TV monitor on a stand, a table with a hoop and mask, a drawing, and a projection of a circle drawing with the word “Sun” written underneath.

Installation photograph that reads: “Joan Jonas, Mirage, (1976-2002), 3 video projectors, 5 DVD players, 2 monitors, audio: player, speakers, transformer, lighting, props of variable dimensions. Installation view: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 1994”

Newspaper clipping of Jonas’s installation. Caption reads: Partial view of Mirage installation, 1994, at the Stedelijk Museum, including film and video elements from the 1976 performance as well as from two earlier pieces - Funnel 24 (1974) and Twilight (1975). At left, a photograph from Twilight. Photo Janine Huizinga”

Installation Drawings

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, curated by Dorine Mignot, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 31–June 19, 1994.

Joan Jonas, installation drawings and notes for Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, sent via fax on February 28, 1994. Stedelijk Museum Archives, Amsterdam.

Organic Honey Installation Drawings

Installation drawings and measurements for a chair, table, mirror, two blackboards and a paper wall with a pole.

Installation drawings, notes, and floor plan with measurements. Image reads: Top right corner: small monitor: Anxious Automation; [big?] monitor + s.m.: Organic Honey; beam and [big?] monitor: Vertical Roll; Organic Honey small m.: life image Right margin: x = camera Left margin: 3 cameras to show three live movements - only one. Suggestion - could be one camera as tape too expensive eh.

Mirage Installation Drawings

Joan Jonas, Mirage, 1976/1994. Multimedia installation with videos (Good Night Good Morning [1976] and excerpts from Volcano Film [1976], May Windows [1976], and Mirage [1976]), props (metal cones, found Mexican mask, hoop, and drawing on blackboard), stage, and photographs. Installation drawings, Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, curated by Dorine Mignot, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 31–June 19, 1994.

Drawing of a table and cone with measurements. Table drawing reads: “Mirage 1’, 6’, 2’, 3’, 5, 3’ Very simple construction.” Cone drawing reads: “21 cm, 8 ¼”, 9’5”, 287cm, 0, 3 cm, 1 ¼” Stick 4’ + Stand for monitor.”

Floor plan drawing and notes for Jonas’s installation.

Additional Materials

Joan Jonas, Untitled (Mirage installation drawing) from untitled notebook (number 7a), 1991. (Notebook Images)

Floor Plans

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, curated by Dorine Mignot, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 31–June 19, 1994.

Working Floor Plans

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, exhibition floor plans sent via fax on February 21, 1994. Stedelijk Museum Archives, Amsterdam.

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, exhibition floor plans. Stedelijk Museum Archives, Amsterdam.

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, exhibition floor plans. Stedelijk Museum Archives, Amsterdam.

Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, floor plans for installations sent via fax on February 17, 1994. Stedelijk Museum Archives, Amsterdam.

Exhibition Floor Plans

“Installations [Floor plans.]” In Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, edited by Dorine Mignot, 116–119. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1994.

Organic Honey and Mirage Installation Floor Plan

Joan Jonas, Organic Honey’s Visual Telepathy / Organic Honey’s Vertical Roll, 1972/1994. Multimedia installation with four video components: Organic Honey’s Visual Telepathy (1972), Vertical Roll (1972), Richard Serra’s Anxious Automation (1971), and Organic Honey’s Vertical Roll (1973–99). Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. / Joan Jonas, Mirage, 1976/1994. Multimedia installation with videos (Good Night Good Morning [1976] and excerpts from Volcano Film [1976], May Windows [1976], and Mirage [1976]), props (metal cones, found Mexican mask, hoop, and drawing on blackboard), stage, and photographs. Installation floor plan, Joan Jonas: Works 1968–1994, curated by Dorine Mignot, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 31–June 19, 1994.