Zeitgeist (exhibition)
Zeitgeist - International Art Exhibition Berlin was an art exhibition held in 1982 under the artistic direction of Christos M. Joachimides and Norman Rosenthal . It took place in Berlin's Martin-Gropius-Bau , which at the time was still heavily damaged by war and was only temporarily repaired. In addition, the Berlin Wall, erected in 1961, ran right in front of the main entrance to the building . The participating artists were encouraged to produce work specifically for the exhibition and the location. Among other things, works by the Neue Wilde were shown. The organizer was the Neue Berliner Kunstverein . The board of trustees consisted of: Barbara Jacobson, Eberhard Roters , Lucie Schauer , Wieland Schmied , Hans Hermann Stober. The press spokesman was Wilhelm Ruprecht Frieling .
Participating artists (selection)
Siegfried Anzinger , Georg Baselitz , Joseph Beuys ( lightning strike with light on deer ), Peter Bömmels , Erwin Bohatsch , Jonathan Borofsky , Werner Büttner , James Lee Byars , Pierpaolo Calzolari , Sandro Chia , Francesco Clemente , Enzo Cucchi , Walter Dahn , René Daniëls , Jiří Georg Dokoupil , Rainer Fetting , Barry Flanagan , Gerard Garouste , Gilbert & George , Dieter Hacker , Antonius Höckelmann , Karl Horst Hödicke , Jörg Immendorff , Anselm Kiefer , Per Kirkeby , Bernd Koberling , Jannis Kounellis , Christopher Le Brun , Markus Lüpertz , Bruce McLean , Mario Merz , Helmut Middendorf , Malcolm Morley , Robert Morris , Mimmo Paladino , AR Penck , Sigmar Polke , Susan Rothenberg , David Salle , Salome , Julian Schnabel , Frank Stella , Volker Tannert , Cy Twombly , Andy Warhol
literature
- Christos M. Joachimides / Norman Rosenthal (eds.): ZEITGEIST. International Art Exhibition Berlin 1982 , Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin 1982; ISBN 3-88725-086-9
- Kunstforum international 56 Zeitgeist , December 1982
Web links
- www.kunstaspekte.de
- The zeitgeist blows through the palazzo . In: Der Spiegel . No. 41 , 1982, pp. 241-244 ( Online - Oct. 11, 1982 ).
