"Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" Installation, 2007 The Deste Prize 2007 for contemporary Greek artists Deste Foundation, Athens, Greece 25 May - 3 November 2007 The installation consists of a "natural radio" receiver system (self-made antenna, pre amp, laptop pc), a 12 loudspeakers PA system and a wall drawing. Through the antenna we receive the changes of the electro magnetic field of the building (including the buildings central wiring installation and any possible electric devices in use). The received signal is played back through the loudspeakers. The wall drawing states "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie, I Need Some More, Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie, Don´t Ask What For" the main chore of the song "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" by punk band "Black Flag". Nikos Arvanitis' installation "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" probes the extent of our dependence upon the power of authority and control, focusing on electrical power both as a necessary condition for the advancement of technology and as a formative factor for the individual's mental and psychological being. www.deste.gr "5th Deste Prize" Selection Committee: Nadja Argyropoulou – Independent Curator, Harry David – Collector, Elpida Karaba – Art Critic / Curator, Margarita Pournara – Journalist, Kathimerini newspaper, Kostis Velonis – Artist, Despina Zefkili – Art Critic, Athinorama magazine,. "5th Deste Prize" Jury: Dakis Joannou – President, Deste Foundation, Pawel Althamer – Artist, Laura Hoptman – Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art , Hans Ulrich Obrist – Co-director of Exhibitions & Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, Amanda Sharp – Co-publisher, Frieze magazine. Close Window All content copyright 2006 nikosarvanitis.com - all rights reserved