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Der illuminierte Mzona-Mythos des Pierre Richard von Kédange (1802-1879). Teil IV
Ur-Katholizismus / Marianische Magie / Evadah / Ein Würfelwurf Ur-Katholizismus Als Grafiker war Richard Landwirt und Gärtner durch und durch, einer der mit sigillenmagischen Pflügen Linien furchte, in die er evokative Samen streute, um sie am Ende in einem bunten talismanischen Blumenmeer aufgehen zu lassen, der Lettern pflanzte, Ligaturen pfropfte und über einen Zaubergarten aus […]
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Eccentric courses. A selection from the drawing book “You are very interested in arts.”
Frédéric Ehlers is an infinite number of authors who use the pen to explore the expanse of the sheet of paper and who cross the three-dimensional space with their rhythmical movements in an analogous manner. The selection of drawings is counteracted here by film stills from his Movement Research. “You are very interested in arts” […]
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Visual notes. A selection.
Alex Bodea´s “Visual notes” is an ongoing series of poetically condensed observations in the urban sphere combining image and text. The visual notes archive was started in 2012, comprising more than 2000 entries. Technique: ink on paper, 5,7 x 10,7cm.
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Buffet is back (Biography and Retrospective)
Only a few month after the publication of Nicolas Foulkes´comprehensive and well researched study Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-artist a retrospective exhibition of this most hated and best forgotten popular artist of the 20th century opens in the French capital, this former lion´s den of canonisation and condemnation. Alongside his favourite subjects […]
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Frühpsychedelisches von Paul Scheerbart, Bruno Taut und Paul Goesch (Ausstellung / Katalog)
Im Mittelpunkt dieser phantastischen Ausstellung der Berlinischen Galerie mit dem Titel Visionäre der Moderne, die von Annelie Lütgens kuratiert wurde, stehen Architekturvisionen und Zeichnungen dreier Utopisten des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts. Paul Scheerbart: Ein Zukunftskind, ca. 1912 (Abb. Katalog) Der Schriftsteller, Dichter und Erfinder Paul Scheerbart (1863-1915) konnte um 1914 den jungen Architekten Bruno Taut (1880-1938) […]
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Hazem Alhamwi´s “From my Syrian Room” — from his German room
Nicht übersetzt: The Essay is based on Hazem Alhamwi´s latest documentary “From my Syrian Room”, Syria, France, Germany, Lebanon and Qatar, 2014 , 70 minutes. All images are stills taken from this film. Prima facie, there is no obvious close connection between the satirical black humour of Syrian artist Hazem Alhamwi, which is found in […]
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Maurice Garnier, the last artist´s gallerist
Nicht übersetzt: As a gallerist Maurice Garnier, who has died at the age of 93, was as unique as that artist, whom he has dedicated more than six decades of his long life, Bernard Buffet. He first had met him in 1948 by the mediation of his mentor, the renowned art dealer Emmanuel David. David […]
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Graphism: Michaux-Maciunas-Diagrammatik (MePri-News 11/12/08 – 20/10/12)
11/12/08 Henri Michaux on UbuWeb This contribution on the famous Belgique draughtsman includes the astonishing document “images du monde visionnaire”, an educational film by Henri Michaux and Eric Duvivier which was produced in 1963 by the film department of Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz “in order to demonstrate the hallucinogenic effects of mescaline and hashish. ———————————————————————————————————————– […]
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Absolutely Drawpassing – Crossing the USA with binoculars, magnifier and a watergun
Nicht übersetzt: extracts from a book by Tobias Greiner INTRODUCTION: Extracts from five chapters out of my Absolutely Drawpassing reportage book are presented as pdf files. Most of the works focus on drawings. Some photo images, real objects and installations are added that I have developed during my Drawpassing tours. The Drawpassing chapters presented here show 1. my Drawpassing practice/method 2. different […]
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CS: Neurologische Versuchslabore: Affenversuche Bremen (Universität Bremen; September 2003)
Der Streit um Tierversuche zwischen dem Bremer Senat und der Uni eskaliert.Weil sie »ethisch nicht gerechtfertigt« seien, will der Bremer Senat dem Hirnforscher Andreas Kreiter seine umstrittenen Affenversuche an der Bremer Universität endgültig verbieten; die Hochschule pocht dagegen auf die Forschungsfreiheit und will bis vor das Bundesverfassungsgericht ziehen. Das Schicksal des Wissenschaftlers und seiner 24 […]