Biography
Jean-Baptiste Farkas’ artistic practice questions the notions and status of the artist, the artwork and the place of exhibition. He involves everyone in completing precise tasks that take the shape of services whose underlying objective is to upset the established order: put part of a habitat out of service, slow down the workflow or even tell lies. His collaborative projects are known under the names IKHÉA©SERVICES (1998), Glitch, Beaucoup plus de moins ! (2002) et PRACTICES IN REMOVE (2015). Books: IKHÉA©SERVICES, 68 pages de passages à l’acte !, Zédélé éditions, 2004. Glitch, Beaucoup plus de moins !, Zédélé éditions, 2006. Des modes d’emploi et des passages à l’acte, éditions MIX, Paris, 2010. Le Tournant Hostile, e-Publication, ABM Distribution, 2016. Retours d’usagers, éditions autrechose, 2016. On Words, In Deeds, english book, mfc – michèle didier, Bruxelles, 2017 Contributions
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SUBTRACTION CHRONICLES # 14 – Who can do less can do more
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Episode 12 – Empty
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Episode 11 – Sold or Demolished
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Episode 10 – Salvaging Sunk Costs
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Episode 9 – Observatory of the Banal
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SUBTRACTION CHRONICLES Episode 8 – Scenes of Ordinary Destruction
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SUBTRACTION CHRONICLES Episode 7 – A Taste for The Neutral
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SUBTRACTION CHRONICLES Episode 6 – When Music Loses its Notes
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SUBTRACTION CHRONICLES Episode 5 – Truths Which Aren’t
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Episode 4 – Less Is Not Yet a Bore
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Episode 3 – When Felonies Become Form
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Episode 2 – The End of Self or The World
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