David vostell is the first child of wolf vostell and his spanish wife mercedes guardado. Interestingly, kaprow claimed that some of us will become famous, and we will have proven once again that the only success occurred when there was a lack of it. Vostellautomobile documents vostells career over the past 40 years, from his early, popinfluenced work, to his autosculptures, autohappenings and autoinstallations, as well as objectpictures like zyklus mania and his project for a new flag for the german republic, a proposal for a new flag that would reflect the autmobilization and. Wolf vostell reclaiming the present through decollage the. Its sealed off form and weight suggest a language of tactility, stasis, and entombment, similar to his sculpture concrete traffic 1970 and his collages concretifying cities, furniture, and even clouds. Techniques such as blurring and decollage are characteristic of his work, as is embedding objects in concrete and the use of television sets in his works. Psychologische untersuchungen zu vostellhappenings book. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Contents of the box include 1 book, 15 folded sheets of artwork by the author, 1 matzo cracker, 1 packet of bromo seltzer stomach antacid, 1 limited. The book was originally designed to be held together with a metal clamp. Kaprow, dick higgins, and al hansenall students at john cages composition class at the new school for social research in new york cityperformed happenings and were associated with fluxus, as were other artists, such as wolf vostell and carolee schneemann.
A set of instructionsinspired by participatory happenings orchestrated by fluxus artist wolf vostellwill guide you across the university of chicago campus during this opening celebration for three related exhibitions. The festival was organised as a wide ranging series of events taking place throughout the month, whose main objective was to bypass traditional gallery. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Wolf vostell 19321998 was a german painter, sculptor, noise music maker and happening artist. He appropriated the term to signify an aesthetic philosophy, applied also to the creation of live performances, vostells working concept of. Happenings were also a part of the international avantgarde group fluxus. Concrete happenings three january exhibitions open january.
Concrete car sparks dialogue on public art the university. In his first tv decollage, created in 1958, vostell placed six television monitors in a wooden box behind a white canvas, which was slashed open with a knife. Wolf vostell 14 october 1932 3 april 1998 was a german painter and sculptor, considered one of the early adopters of video art and installation art and pioneer of happenings and fluxus. Vostells 20pound concrete book resists reading in any conventional sense.
The theatre is on the street backlist program kerber verlag. Allan kaprow first coined the term happening in the spring of 1959 at an art picnic at george segals farm to describe the art pieces that were going on. Schippers emptying a bottle of soda water in the north sea near petten. A possible survey on video is a somewhat modest yet precisely executed exhibition at the rooster gallery in the lower east side, where a selection of the artists video works are installed across two floors.
Sep 16, 2008 wolf vostell, joseph beuys, nam june paik, charlotte moorman, 1966. The spatial forms of tv sets were already used by fluxus artists such as wolf vostell before the birth of video art. This work culminates in the partnership of uchicago arts organizations and presentation of concrete happenings. Wolf vostell, joseph beuys, nam june paik, charlotte moorman, 1966. Yam festival was a yearlong festival that took place. Programming uchicago arts the university of chicago. Uchicago arts concrete happenings aims to spark dialogue. Artists books in germanspeaking space after 1945 is part of concrete happenings at the university of chicago, a collaborative series of public exhibitions, screenings, symposia, and other programs that mark the return of wolf vostell s colossal concrete traffic 1970 to public view following a major. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Wolf vostell born 14 october 1932 in leverkusen, germany, died 3 april 1998 in berlin was a german painter. Wolf vostell portfolio wolf vostell, heuschrecken, 1970 7. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Wolf vostell actionselectronicstapes, nancy bellow soprano, mercedes guardado ximbomba. Since the early 1960s, vostell uses a variety of media and materials in his happenings, actions, and installations without being a media artist in the strict sense.
Wolf vostell starfighter 1967 transmigration 1958 fluxusrussian 1995 untitled 1996 three hairs and shadow 1968. The theatre is on the street backlist program kerber. In belgium, the first happenings were organized around 19651968 in antwerp, brussels and ostend by artists hugo heyrman and panamarenko in the netherlands, the first documented happening took place in 1961, with the dutch artist and performer wim t. Concrete poetry, concrete book the university of chicago. He is one of the pioneers of video art, environmentsculptures, happenings and the fluxus movement. Laura p williams issued in a wooden box with plexiglass cover. Smart museum of art, the university of chicago, purchase by a donation from amy l. Shadows of the wall by alan moore wolf vostell, a retrospective, apr. Wolf vostell, german view from the black room cycle. In fact, encased within vostells betonbuch is his book betonierungen concretifications, exhibited. Wolf vostell, fliegende zementwolke ueber chicago flying cement cloud over chicago, 1970, cement on photographic print mounted on chipboard.
By moving out of the studio and onto the street, vostell was taking what constituted a pioneering step for european action art, by incorporating his fellow citizens into the artistic process. Gold and funds from the paul and miriam kirkley fund for acquisitions, 2016. Some of their work is documented in michael kirbys book happenings 1966. Wolf vostell, joseph beuys, nam june paik, charlotte moorman. Concrete happenings three january exhibitions open january 22, celebrating wolf vostell and the fluxus movement december 23, 2016 from an unreadable concreteencased book to avant garde film, three related exhibitions at the university of chicago explore the international fluxus movement and the work of wolf vostell. Wolf vostell born 14 october 1932 in leverkusen, germany, died 3 april 1998 in berlin was a german painter, sculptor and happening artist. Vostell starts to use everyday objects he has found for his art. In 1963 wolf vostell made the happening tvburying at the yam festival in coproduction with the smolin gallery and in 1964 the happening you in great neck, new york.
Concrete car sparks dialogue on public art three new exhibitions examine meaning of wolf vostells iconic sculpture story by brooke oneill, adapted from the university of chicago magazine photo by jean lachat. While many texts on contemporary art claim allan kaprow as the founder better than father of the happenings movement in the united states, few acknowledge the parallel importance of the germanborn artist wolf vostell 1932 98. Concrete car sparks dialogue on public art three new exhibitions examine meaning of wolf vostells iconic sculpture story by brooke oneill, adapted from the university of chicago. His relation to media is above all a political concern. Wolf vostell s creative work was accompanied by numerous exhibitions. A survey documenting the new art of the 1960s bringing together artists from the fields of pop art and fluxus featuring early paintings, collages, documents, prompts, and texts by rot, dine. Wolf vostell born leverkusen 1932 died berlin 1998 realised more than fifty happenings between 1954 and 1988 that turned spectators into participants. Wolf vostell, joseph beuys, nam june paik, charlotte. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by wolf vostell. Wolf vostell portfolio wolf vostell, voaex, 1976, museo vostell malpartida.
Vostell uses a variety of media and materials in his happenings, actions, and installations without being a media artist in the strict sense. Edition of a documentation about the happenings of vostell. Wolf vostell 19321998 was a german artist best known for video art, performances and installations involving televisions, automobiles and other household objects. Iconographic investigations into happenings events of paintings images by hieronymus bosch. The first appearance in print was in kaprows famous legacy of jackson pollock essay that was published in 1958 but primarily written in 1956. Artistos book consisting of thick sheets of laminated paperboard, printed recto and verso in screenprint, presenting texts to and instructions for two early happenings by vostell. Concrete happenings three january exhibitions open. Wolf vostell 14 october 1932 3 april 1998 was a german painter and sculptor, considered one of the early adopters of video art and installation art and pioneer of happening and fluxus. Uchicago arts concrete happenings aims to spark dialogue on. Wolf vostell portfolio ruhender verkehr, 1969, colonia 6. Together with maciunas and paik, wolf vostell was one of the first members of fluxus in 1962, fighting for an identification of life with art. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Wolf vostell biography infos for sellers and buyers.
862 410 1581 1245 38 1248 1328 61 1214 1063 1480 897 962 2 330 1529 1398 1306 1594 734 14 766 814 17 777 1446 27 305 1552 347 630 738 648 909 610 1460 69 560 1143 807 142 1088