Catalog of the exhibition "Kurt Schwitters-Preis 2011 der Niedersächsischen Sparkassenstiftung: Thomas Hirschhorn: Kurt Schwitters-Plattform, Untere Kontrolle" at the Sprengel Museum Hannover, November 20, 2011 through January 15, 2012.
Contents:
Collages & sketches for Untere Kontrolle / Against erotic misery: Kurt Schwitters and Thomas Hirschhorn / Thomas Hirschhorn. Collagen und Zeichnungen für Kurt Schwitters-Plattform = Collages and sketches for Kurt Schwiters-Plattform / Thomas Hirschhorn -- Disiecta membra: die Collage als symbolische Form bei Thomas Hirschhorn = Disiecta membra: the collage as a symbolic form in the art of Thomas Hirschhorn / Michael Diers -- Collagen & Zeichnungen für Untere Kontrolle = Collages & sketches for Untere Kontrolle / Thomas Hirschhorn.
Summary:
Hirschhorn's work is distinguished by a synthesis of sculptural concern, political commitment and critical thought. Most of the Swiss artist's works have been temporary and carried out in public. These include, among others, the 'Bataille Monument', which he created in 2002 during the documenta 11 exhibition in Kassel; as well as the street altars he constructed in various cities and dedicated to artists such as Piet Mondrian and Ingeborg Bachmann.
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