The Impossible Theater/ Das Unmogliche Theater: Performativity in the Works of Pawel Althamer, Tadeusz Kantor, Katarzyna Kozyra, Robert Kusmirowski And Artur Zmijewski/ Performativitat Im Werk Von P

by Folie, Sabine

• ISBN13: 9783938821039
• ISBN10: 3938821035
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-24
• Publisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc

Summary

Tadeusz Kantor, who lived from 1915 to1990, was one of Poland's most important artists: he painted, created, directed, mounted happenings and founded a key independent theater in Krakow. Along with his own works on paper, objects, photographs and films, The Impossible Theaterbrings us his descendents, artists of the younger generation, represented by installations, performances and projects. Like Kantor, they cast themselves in roles that call for mediation in the social world.

Table of Contents

Vorwort / Foreword	p. 8
"Nicht Tadeusz Kantor (...)" / "Not Tadeusz Kantor (...)"	p. 12
Kantors Realillusion und andere wahrhaftige Fiktionen / Kantor's Real Illusion and Other True Fictions	p. 17
Das reale Leben als Buhne fur die "Realitat des niedrigsten Ranges": "Abgenutzt, altes Gerumpel, einfach: armselig." / Real Life as a Stage for "Reality of the Lowest Rank": "Worn-out, old junk, simply: pathetic."	p. 27
Pawel Althamer	p. 37
Staff en plain air
Empowerment, Sabine Folie
Gerald Matt im Gesprach mit Pawel Althamer
Gerald Matt in conversation with Pawel Althamer
Katarzyna Kozyra	p. 49
Sabine Folie im Gesprach mit Katarzyna Kozyra
Sabine Folie in conversation with Katarzyna Kozyra
Artur Zmijewski	p. 67
Lieblingskunsttheorie (Fragmente)
A Favorite Theory of Art (excerpts)
Robert Kusmirowski	p. 79
"Ich werde drei Bande schreiben."
Hanna Wroblewska im Gesprach mit Robert Kusmirowski
"I will write three volumes."
Hanna Wroblewska in conversation with Robert Kusmirowski
Tadeusz Kantor	p. 85
Menschen-Attrappen / Human Dummies	p. 86
Die Begegnung mit dem Nashorn von Durer / A Meeting With The Rhinoceros of Durer	p. 94
Emballagen / Emballages	p. 98
Die Anatomiestunde nach Rembrandt / The Lesson of Anatomy after Rembrandt	p. 106
Die kleinen kosmetischen Operationen / The Small Cosmetic Operations	p. 110
Panorama Happening am Meer / Panoramic Sea Happening	p. 118
Die Kunstler sollen krepieren / Let The Artists Die	p. 128
Die tote Klasse / The Dead Class	p. 136
Werkverzeichnis / List of exhibited works	p. 140
Bio- und Bibliografien / Bio- and Bibliographies	p. 144
Bildnachweis / Credits	p. 150
Textnachweis / Text credits
Impressum / Colophon	p. 151
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