Co-organized by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Philippe Parreno as a group exhibition that would occupy time rather than space, "Il Tempo del Postino" usurped the durational dimension of theater by presenting time-based art on the stage of the Manchester Opera House (July 12 – 14, 2007). The book
Live Recorded Delay constitutes the only documentation of this legendary project. Entirely conceived by the graphic design team M/M (Paris), it is both a personal archive and an open-ended score for future restagings of the event.
With some 100 full color photographs of the rehearsals, eleven drawn portraits of the participating artists as well as contributions by Nancy Spector,
Hans Ulrich Obrist, and
Philippe Parreno, the book traces the making of the show and renders a distinctive portrait of a heterogenous but loosely affiliated group.
Live Recorded Delay comes in a luxurious, 600 copies limited-edition box and is a part of M/M's installation at
theanyspacewhatever exhibition at the Guggenheim New York, October 24, 2008 – January 7, 2009.
M/M (Paris) is a creative partnership between Mathias Augustyniak (born 1967 in Cavaillon) and Michael Amzalag (born 1968 in Paris),
founded in 1992. Working within the framework of language and design, they practice
across many cultural fields. Unfettered by the structures of disciplinary boundaries, these
self-described artists perceive their professional title to be Strategic Creative Directors.
From their Parisian studio, M/M has worked and developed strong relationships with
musicians (Björk, Madonna, Jean-Louis Murat...); contemporary artists
(
Philippe Parreno,
Pierre Huyghe,
Liam Gillick,
Sarah Morris,
Gabriela Fridriksdottir,
François Curlet,
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster...); fashion designers (Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Balenciaga, Givenchy,
Stella McCartney…); and magazines (
Vogue Paris,
i-D,
Purple Fashion,
Arena Homme+,
Interview,
Frog,
eDEN,
Stream,
Documents sur l'art...); and with cultural institutions (
Palais de Tokyo,
Musée d'Art Moderne and Centre Pompidou in Paris,
Le Consortium in Dijon, The Desde
Foundation in Athens, the Serpentine Gallery in London…).
