Christoph Büchel
Christoph Büchel (born September 11, 1966 in Basel ) is a Swiss artist and action artist.
life and work
Since the 1990s, he has been particularly interested in spatial installations and conceptual art .
In September 2008, Christoph Büchel's exhibition Deutsche Grammatik began in the Kunsthalle Fridericianum in Kassel .
Another exhibition was the venue for the politica , the “first trade fair for political parties in Germany”. The participation of the NPD caused the calculated scandal, "with a lot of noise". The artistic director of the Fridericianum, Rein Wolfs, spoke of a " performance " in connection with the politica weekend .
Other works (selection)
- Guantanamo Initiative , Venice Biennale, together with Gianni Motti (2005)
- Hole in the Kunsthalle Basel (2005)
- Simply Botiful in Hauser & Wirth Coppermill, London (2006-07)
- Mosque , an art project outraged Venetians, Venice Biennale, Icelandic contribution 2015.
- Prototypes , declares the eight prototypes of the planned border wall between the USA and Mexico to be a Land Art exhibition and calls for their protection as a National Monument with a petition .
- Barca Nostra , contribution to the Venice Biennale (2019),
literature
- Angeli Janhsen : Christoph Büchel , in: New Art as Catalyst , Reimer Verlag, Berlin 2012, pp. 75–78. ISBN 978-3-496-01459-1
- Ursula Helg: Büchel, Christoph. In: Sikart (as of: 2013)
Web links
References and footnotes
- ↑ Christoph Büchel on Artfacts. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
- ^ Christoph Büchel in the Fridercianium Kassel. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
- ^ Elke Buhr: Christoph Büchel in Kassel. Active, passive, provocative , FR-online.de, September 5, 2008. Online at http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausland/kultur_und_medien/feuilleton/1589918_Aktiv-passiv-provokativ.html ( Memento from September 20 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ What is left of the controversial party fair after the weekend should also be on view for a long time. "It turns from a performance to an installation," said Wolfs. According to Joachim F. Tornau: NPD is allowed to participate in an art project - Eklat , Der Tagesspiegel, September 4, 2008. Online at http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/ausstellungen/NPD-Fridericianum-Deutsche-Grammatik;art2652,2607591 , Retrieved September 8, 2008
- ↑ Venice Biennale Vortex around Christoph Büchel in Iceland, NZZ , January 20, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.borderwallprototypes.org
- ↑ http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/06/in-venice-christoph-buchel-will-show-ship-that-sank-in-mediterranean-killing-hundreds-of-migrants/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Büchel, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |