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Von hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf

Coordinates: 51°15′48″N 6°44′44″E / 51.2634°N 6.7456°E / 51.2634; 6.7456 (Messe Düsseldorf, Hall 13)
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Von hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf (Up from here – Two months of new German art in Düsseldorf) is the title of an art exhibition from 29 September 1984 to 2 December 1984.[1] It was organised by the city of Düsseldorf and the Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst Düsseldorf e.V. and was curated by Kasper König.[2]

The exhibition showed the best of Contemporary German Art and wrote art history.[2] The venue was Hall 13 of the Messe Düsseldorf,[1] designed by the Austrian architect Hermann Czech.[3] The green neon lettering used for the exhibition "Von hier aus" bore the handwriting of Joseph Beuys.[1]

Participants

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Literature

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  • Kasper König (publ.) and Karin Thomas (edit.), Ulrich Look and others (texts): von hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf. Exhibition catalogue, DuMont, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-7701-1650-X (472 pages).
  • Ereignis im Niveau von Westkunst und Zeitgeist. In: Art Magazin. 10/1983 (Szeemann planned as head).
  • von hier aus Rekord Versuch in Halle 13. In: Art Magazin. 10/1984 (construction report).
  • Die Kunst-Landschaft im Container. In: Art Magazin. 11/1984 (22.000 visitors in the first few days).
  • Deutsche Kunst – schamlos, nationalistisch und nazihaft? In: Art Magazin. 2/1985 (criticism from a french cultural official).
  • Kraftakt mit Deutschkunst. In: Westermanns Monatshefte. 12/1984, S. 108.
  • Düsseldorf: „von hier aus“ – Zeitgenössische deutsche Kunst. In: PAN – Unsere herrliche Welt., publisher: Burda. 11/1984, p. 80–86.

Film

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The exhibition inspired the filmmaker Peter Herrmann to the video film "Von hier aus: neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf", 45 Minutes, Munich, 1984, Artcom. The Film contains interviews with the artists Bernhard Johannes Blume, Tomas Schmit, Joseph Beuys, Jörg Immendorff, Salomé, Dieter Roth and the curator Kasper König.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kipphoff, Petra (5 October 1984). "Von hier aus – und was weiter?". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 27 June 2020. (registration required) Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Meister, Helga (28 September 2009). ""Von hier aus" in die weite Welt der Künste". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Wuppertal. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Zeitmosaik". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. 13 April 1984. Retrieved 28 June 2020. (registration required)
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51°15′48″N 6°44′44″E / 51.2634°N 6.7456°E / 51.2634; 6.7456 (Messe Düsseldorf, Hall 13)