The concept for the work „Everybody Is An Artist Now“ was initially recorded as a brief statement in 2021. Over the following years, the statement was developed into a written instruction to create an extended installation of thoughts

In 2023, it had evolved into a spoken-word piece, which can also be also referred to as a meme, inspired by a famous quote by Joseph Beuys

By the end of 2023, the spoken-word piece is published in its final form on the artist’s website, jeltsch.eu, on the internet

The basic text of the original statement was publicly displayed as a poster in January 2024 at the ‚Wolkenzimmer‘ exhibition at Werkraum Warteck pp during the ‚Night of the Museums 2024‘ in Basel, Switzerland

 

Note: The artwork was also published in the context of the Internet Archive/Way Back Machine and marked with a timestamp from January 24th, 2024. Furthermore, the text of the statement was sent via registered mail as proof of existence (POE) to extend copyright protection for this work

 

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