{"id":1392,"title":"The extra-terrestrial man ( The Black Giant of Antwerp)","date_begin":"1976-05-14T00:00:00.000+01:00","date_end":"1976-05-14T00:00:00.000+01:00","location":{"readable":"Antwerp","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/015/140/large/Untitled186.jpg?1362748581","poster_credits":null},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"The extra-terrestrial man ( The Black Giant of Antwerp)","short_description":"","description":"The extra-terrestrial man (The Black Giant of Antwerp) is a performance by James Lee byars, where a figure, made out of black tule, measuring more than 250 meters was unfolded. Byars was partly inspired by the local legend of *Lange Wapper*, hence the reference *Black Giant of Antwerp*. The action took place on the opening night of the Extra Terrestrial exhibition at the I.C.C., in one of the busiest streets of the city. With the help of the attending people *The extra-terrestrial man* was taken outside and reeled out towards the central station. Afterwards the giant was refolded and put on display at the exhibition.\r\n\r\nA remarkable artefact of this action is a letter with instructions for the I.C.C. made by Byars. In order for the I.C.C. to fabricate the enormous tule version, he provided them with a \"Letter of instructions\" in his typical hand writing, realised on gold foil shaped like a giant. This remarkable object, that goes by the name *The Giant* is still in the collection of the M HKA.         \r\n\r\n\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","name":null,"short_description":"","description":"The extra-terrestrial man (The Black Giant of Antwerp) van James Lee Byars is een performance, waarbij een meer dan 250 meter lange figuur uit zwarte tulle ontvouwen werd. De ondertitel *Black Giant of Antwerp* is een verwijzing naar de inspiratie die Byars putte uit de plaatselijke mythe van de Lange Wapper. De actie vond plaats ter gelegenheid van de opening van de gelijknamige Extra Terrestrial tentoonstelling in het I.C.C. op de Meir. Met de hulp van de aanwezige mensen werd 'The extra-terrestrial man' als het ware uitgerold en verder gedragen op de Meir, richting het centraal station. Nadien werd *The Black Giant of Antwerp* opgevouwen en tentoongesteld in het I.C.C..\r\n\r\nEen kostbaar relict van deze actie is een brief met instructies van Byars voor het I.C.C.. Zij waren belast met de taak om de 250 meter lange tulle versie te laten maken. Hij maakte hiervoor een \"instructiebrief\" in zijn kenmerkende handschrift op bladgoud, in de vorm van een reus. Dit merkwaardig object, dat de naam *The Giant* heeft gekregen bevind zich nog steeds in de collectie van het M HKA.                "},{"locale":"fr","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":100,"name":"James Lee Byars","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/001/324/large/Byars%20%20James%20lee.jpg?1305283754","poster_credits":"(c)image: ICC Archive "}}],"items":[{"id":164,"title":"The Shadow of an Extraterrestrial Man/The Antwerp Giant","date_begin":"1976-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/001/321/large/Byars%20Essen%202.jpg?1305283199","poster_credits":"(c)image: ICC Archive ","actors":"James Lee Byars"},{"id":587,"title":"Letter to Flor Bex (The Giant)","date_begin":"1976-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/955/large/Byars_James_Lee_The_Giant_1975.jpg?1326971220","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA","actors":"James Lee Byars"}]}