Abopeu Npoektob/Aer Palast Der Projekte/the Palace of Projects Kokerei Zollverein Essen 2001

Description: In their first collaboration, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov built an immense, spiraling multi-story canvas-and-wood structure lit from within like a Chinese lantern. Inside, the Kabakovs installed 65 projects that ranged from the sublime to the common-place and included proposals for gaining self-awareness by becoming a beggar or an angel; for punishing household objects for our mistfortunes; for redistributing the world's energy supply with space-based transmitters; for "cloud management" through a system of pumps and pipes; and even for taking a vacation without ever leaving your bed. Through photographs and essays by the artists, this publication documents the development and realization of The Palace of Projects.Kabakov, Ilya is the author of 'Abopeu Npoektob/Aer Palast Der Projekte/the Palace of Projects Kokerei Zollverein Essen 2001' with ISBN 9783933807434 and ISBN 3933807433.