Frank Lanzendörfer

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Frank Lanzendörfer (born December 30, 1962 in Dresden - Oberpoyritz , † August 1988 in Marienwerder ), known under the pseudonym flanzendörfer , was a German artist. He dealt with painting and graphics, but also with poetics, Super 8 films and performance.

biography

Flanzendörfer graduated from high school , after which he did his army service in the NVA . In 1983/84 he lived in Dresden, from 1984 in Berlin .

Artistic creation

From 1983 he lived as a freelance artist on the underground scene in the GDR . He was one of the co-founders of the self-published unofficial magazine "schaden", which offered artists in Prenzlauer Berg the possibility of publication. In addition to his participation in the artist books "Losich" (1985), "Achkrach Kuckbuck" (1986) and "Flugschutt" (1986), contributions from flanzendörfer can be found in the magazines " Bizarre Cities " (Berlin), "Liane" (Berlin), "UND" (Dresden), "USW" (Dresden) and "Use" (Berlin) as well as in the literary almanac "Temperaments". In addition, some of his poems appeared in the “Yearbook of Poetry 1986” published by Luchterhand Verlag and in the anthologies “The other language. New GDR literature of the 80s ”and“ A Molotov cocktail on the edge of a bed strange ”. In 1987 Flanzendörfer produced the film "Eisenschnäbelige Krähe" with the collaboration of Mita Schamal . In 1992 Peter Böthig and Klaus Michael published “Impossible Es Leben: Textszeichenbilder” on the basis of the artist book “Impossible Es Leben”, which Flanzendörfer produced in 1984. He has always been portrayed as an extreme artist, especially in terms of his body art. He “staged” his death by throwing himself from a fire tower in front of a few friends .

reception

In 1994 Jan Müller-Wieland set works by flanzendörfer under the title "Flanzendörfer-Wrackmente. A song cycle based on 12 texts by Frank Lanzendörfer for baritone and string quartet (2nd string quartet)".

  • Bo Osdrowski / Tom Riebe (eds.): Frank Lanzendörfer. Versensporn - Booklet for lyrical charms No. 16, Edition POESIE SCHMECKT GUT, Jena 2014, 100 copies.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Buchwald, Christoph; Erb, Elke (ed.): "Luchterhand yearbook of poetry 1986. Now. In our situation.", Luchterhand literary publisher 1986
  2. ^ Arnold, Heinz-Ludwig (ed.): "The other language. New GDR literature of the 80s", TEXT + KRITIK special volume 1990
  3. ^ Geist, Peter (ed.): "A Molotov cocktail on a strange bed edge", Reclam-Verlag Leipzig 1991
  4. ↑ Böthig, Peter; Michael, Klaus (eds.); Lanzendörfer, Frank: "It is impossible to live: text characters images", Janus Press 1992
  5. ↑ Verse spur

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personal data
SURNAME Lanzendörfer, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES lanzendörfer (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden - Oberpoyritz
DATE OF DEATH August 1988
Place of death Marienwerder