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C C
28. 11. 2014 – 14. 2. 2015
![Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.640x0.1489749920.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.900x0.1489749921.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.1200x0.1489749922.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.1500x0.1489749923.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.1800x0.1489749923.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.2100x0.1489749924.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_1.2400x0.1489749925.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15
![Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.640x0.1489749926.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.900x0.1489749927.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.1200x0.1489749928.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.1500x0.1489749928.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.1800x0.1489749929.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.2100x0.1489749930.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_7.2400x0.1489749932.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15
![Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.640x0.1489749933.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.900x0.1489749933.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.1200x0.1489749934.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.1500x0.1489749935.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.1800x0.1489749936.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.2100x0.1489749938.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_5.2400x0.1489749940.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15
![Andy Boot, South Beach (Kemosabie) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 150.5 × 60 × 33 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.640x0.1489749941.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.900x0.1489749941.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.1200x0.1489749942.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.1500x0.1489749943.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.1800x0.1489749945.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.2100x0.1489749947.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_1_2014.2400x0.1489749949.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, South Beach (Kemosabie) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 150.5 × 60 × 33 cm
![Andy Boot, Paris (cybertrips) 2, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 155.5 × 50 × 28 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.640x0.1489749950.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.900x0.1489749950.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.1200x0.1489749951.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.1500x0.1489749952.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.1800x0.1489749953.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.2100x0.1489749955.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_paris_cybertrips_2_2014.2400x0.1489749957.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, Paris (cybertrips) 2, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 155.5 × 50 × 28 cm
![Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.640x0.1489749958.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.900x0.1489749959.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.1200x0.1489749960.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.1500x0.1489749961.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.1800x0.1489749963.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.2100x0.1489749965.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_3.2400x0.1489749967.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, installation view C C, 2014–15
![Andy Boot, Heartland (aka Jeff) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 134.2 × 40.6 × 45 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.640x0.1489749968.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.900x0.1489749968.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.1200x0.1489749969.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.1500x0.1489749970.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.1800x0.1489749972.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.2100x0.1489749974.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_aka_jeff_1_2014.2400x0.1489749976.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, Heartland (aka Jeff) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 134.2 × 40.6 × 45 cm
![Andy Boot, South Beach (Kemosabie) 2, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 127 × 31.6 × 45 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.640x0.1489749976.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.900x0.1489749977.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.1200x0.1489749978.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.1500x0.1489749979.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.1800x0.1489749981.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.2100x0.1489749983.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_south_beach_kemosabie_2_2014.2400x0.1489749985.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, South Beach (Kemosabie) 2, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 127 × 31.6 × 45 cm
![Andy Boot, Heartland (frankn) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 163.9 × 45 × 30 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.640x0.1489749985.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.900x0.1489749986.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.1200x0.1489749987.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.1500x0.1489749988.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.1800x0.1489749989.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.2100x0.1489749991.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_heartland_frankn_1_2014.2400x0.1489749993.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, Heartland (frankn) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 163.9 × 45 × 30 cm
![Andy Boot, Heartland (CASA DE DAVI) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 142.4 × 86 × 21 cm](http://static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.640x0.1489749993.jpg 640w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.900x0.1489749994.jpg 900w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.1200x0.1489749995.jpg 1200w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.1500x0.1489749996.jpg 1500w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.1800x0.1489749999.jpg 1800w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.2100x0.1489750002.jpg 2100w, //static.croynielsen.com/site/assets/files/1202/croy-nielsen_andy-boot_installationview_croy_nielsen_2014_6.2400x0.1489750005.jpg 2400w)
Andy Boot, Heartland (CASA DE DAVI) 1, 2014, concrete, UV-print on metal mesh, metal, 142.4 × 86 × 21 cm
Press Release
The letter C has a pleasant and simple form — basically a round shape or circle, opened on one side. Its doublet, CC, in common contemporary use, is a function in e‑mail programs to co-send to multiple recipients. The name derives from the old analog technique of the carbon copy, referring to a usually bluepigmented paper that was used to copy a handwritten or typed action, an individualized and simple method of reproducing. Considering the existing abbreviations in digital media, CC could also stand for the Spanish/Italian double affirmation “Si, Si,” either showing deep approval or disregard.
Andy Boot is a stoic artist, with a finely tuned and reduced output, in which time and again patterns loom large. A pattern is a discernible regularity, where forms, symbols, and colors repeat in an anticipated manner. What underlies the pattern, what shapes its character and interval, would be its grid. A bigger part of Boot’s work circles around those patterns, or symptomatic surfaces say — forms, symbols, shapes, and colors appearing on the skin of things, and the reasons that bring them there.
In his current show at Croy Nielsen, Boot deals with patterns carried out by scrap-like objects. The patterns, building the chorus of this show, appear on printed metal sheets. They are rooted in the customized backgrounds of Geo-Cities, a former Web host for personalized homepages. GeoCities peaked at the end of the nineties, in sync with the dot-com bubble, was acquired by Yahoo!, and collapsed in 2009, by which time Myspace and, finally, Facebook had already taken over. Many of the sites came in a digital, collage-like 90s look, garnished with GIFs, and still haunt the Web today as retro chic. For its time, GeoCities had a symptomatic, simplified logic, divided into sections or “neighborhoods,” with themes of professional and private everyday associations, that were reinterpreted, such as “Capitol Hill” as a political section, “Vienna” as the classical music area, “Pentagon” and so on.
Some of the patterns used as backgrounds for the sites mirror the themes; other ones are just abstract, colorful, and pixelated. An arbitrary selection of six of them are to be found in the show, taken from an actual online archive showing a cross section of former sites. Flipping through this — of the millions of sites, only hundreds were archived — some of them have a professional intent, e.g., private car rentals. Many of them are quite random attempts, ranging from Black Ninjas, Winnie the Pooh, and a high amount of fantasy related contents or just blog-ish personal introductions involving cats and dogs.
Boot manufactured sculptures with fine fabric-like, metal grids, quite carelessly bowed and dipped into concrete rectangles. We see groupings and constellations of these handbag-sized objects, like roughly crafted hints on classic pop cultural clichés of a “matrix,” where animated things evolve from woven digital grids. But for a more analog observer, the objects could also just remind you of tissue boxes changing shape every time you pull.
Benjamin Hirte