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George Brecht
Artist's Name: George Brecht
Preferred medium: mixed media
birth year: 1924
Nationality: US
City: Cologne

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George Brecht - Profile

09.09.04 - 09.10.04 Gagosian Gallery Heddon - London 8 Heddon St. GB-W1B 4BU London Großbritannien info@gagosian.com homepage George Brecht - WORKS FROM 1959 - 1973 Gagosian Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of the work of . Born in New York in 1926, George Brecht was one of the most influential artists of the 1960s in New York, where he became involved with the experimental group of artists associated with Fluxus such as John Cage, Walter de Maria and George Maciunas. Brecht's background in research chemistry, statistics and oriental philosophy would ultimately form the foundation of his thinking and his art. An underlying principle in Brecht's oeuvre, inspired by the Dadaist Tristan Tzara, is that "reality is more interesting and important than art." Following this paradigm, Brecht incorporated music, time and space in his work, presenting simple, randomly arranged objects and calling on the viewer to bring his own experiences to the work: to interact with the object, to rearrange elements, or to do nothing. Concerned with overturning conventions and upsetting cultural expectations, Brecht introduced chance and open-endedness into his work, expanding on the Duchampian form of the readymade by creating objects that were "events," replete with multiple, unforeseeable possibilities. Included in the exhibition are such seminal objects/events as "The Case (Suit Case)" (1959), "Medicine Cabinet" (1960), "Chair Event" (1960), and "Monument to the Revolution" (1970), amongst others. Accompanying the exhibition is a fully-illustrated catalogue including a new essay on Brecht's work by Thomas Kellein, Director of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, and an historic interview with the composer Michael Nyman. George Brecht currently lives in Cologne. Pressetext

important exhibitions from George Brecht

Exhibition Location City Country Date
44. Biennale Venedig 1990 Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 27.09.1990
George Brecht Museum Ludwig Köln DE 17.09.2005
Silent Music. George Brecht 80. Hörstücke ZKM - Museum für Neue Kunst Karlsruhe DE 28.10.2006
George Brecht. Events Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA Barcelona ES 05.07.2006
George Brecht - WORKS FROM 1959 - 1973 Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street London GB 09.09.2004
50 Jahre - Years documenta 1955 - 2005 Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel DE 01.09.2005
Skulptur.Projekte in Münster 1987 Skulptur Projekte Münster Münster DE 14.06.1987
ART = LIFE = ART. DADA > FLUXUS. From the Museions Collection MUSEION - Museo d`arte moderna e contemporanea Bozen IT 16.03.2012
"Die Irren sind los …" FLUXUS-EREIGNISSE IN EUROPA 1962-1977 Akademie der Künste - Pariser Platz Berlin DE 13.07.2012
CHRONISCHE FLUXITIS Weserburg - Museum für moderne Kunst Bremen DE 01.05.2010

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George Brecht

Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne
Deutsche Bank Collection
El Sourdog Hex, closed
FRAC - Nord-Pas de Calais
MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain - MAMCS
Museet for Samtidskunst Roskilde
MUSEION - Museo d`arte moderna e contemporanea
Museo Vostell Malpartida
Museum Moderner Kunst - Stiftung Ludwig - MUMOK
National Gallery of Canada
Sammlung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
The Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art