The news of the death of Christoph Schlingensief has the whole team of the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale shocked 2011th Our sympathy goes to Aino Labarenz and the artist's family.
Press release only availible in german - translated by machine.
"The shock of
Christoph Schlingensief causing death is, in our case due to the fact that he responded with such enthusiasm on his invitation to Venice and developed a variety of ideas, themes, and has details. We have found ourselves in the middle of the plans. Now we will examine in the next few weeks, which is to be done on the basis of these ideas.
The work of
Christoph Schlingensief is still underestimated. He was one of the most important German artists of the last 20 years and the manner in which he addressed the German-ness in his work, is a major contribution not only German but also the entire Western art and its relation to reality. , His death and all that now can not be said and done, are for the art and the world an indescribable loss. "Said Dr.
Susanne Gaensheimer , director of the MMK and curator of the German Pavilion.
Photo: Christoph Schlingensief, © Perfect Shot Films GmbH, Source: Hauser & Wirth, Zürich/London
