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Sigmar Polke : von Willich aus : Fotografien 1973-78 = Sigmar Polke : starting from Willich : photographs 1973-78

Title
Sigmar Polke : von Willich aus : Fotografien 1973-78 = Sigmar Polke : starting from Willich : photographs 1973-78 / Laszlo Glozer.
Author
Polke, Sigmar
Publication
  • Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Additional Authors
  • Glozer, Laszlo, 1936-
  • Michael Werner Kunsthandel, host institution.
Description
139 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
"The Michael Werner Kunsthandel is delighted to present the exhibition 'Starting from Willich. Photographs 1973-1978' which represents an unusual insight into Sigmar Polke's photographic work in the 1970's. The majority of the 80 + photographs in the show have not been on public display before. The exhibition centres around the 'Gaspelshof' in Willich, Niederrhein, where Polke lived and worked with a group of friends for several years. In fact the conditions and experiences related to this location exert an influence not only his photographic work, but on the whole of Polke's creative work of that period. For the collective the camera was a kind of amusement, but for the artist himself the crucial transformation took place in the dark room, where the negatives were subjected to a critical revision process involving the use of numerous chemicals to produce unique photographic originals. It is 'in the nature of his personal make up that the artist himself figures prominently in many of the works. […] spontaneous masquerades and disguises create a clown-like imaginarium' (Laszlo Glozer). Willich itself becomes a focal point -- a point of departure for the artist's trips to various destinations such as Münster, Kassel, Sicily, Sao Paulo and Zurich. In particular, it is Zurich and its 1970's alternative scene that takes on a permanent significance for the artist"--Provided by publisher.
Alternative Title
  • Von Willich aus : Fotografien 1973-78
  • Starting from Willich : photographs 1973-78
  • Sigmar Polke : starting from Willich : photographs 1973-78
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name held at Michael Werner Kunsthandel, Cologne, May 30-July 25, 2015.
Language (note)
  • Parallel text in German and English.
Call Number
JQF 17-223
ISBN
  • 9783863357740
  • 3863357744
OCLC
918592074
Author
Polke, Sigmar, artist.
Title
Sigmar Polke : von Willich aus : Fotografien 1973-78 = Sigmar Polke : starting from Willich : photographs 1973-78 / Laszlo Glozer.
Publisher
Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Germans
Language
Parallel text in German and English.
Local Note
DIST. BY D.A.P. EXHIBITION CATALOG. CO-PUB. W/ MICHAEL WERNER. ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHS IN B&W. TRANS
Added Author
Glozer, Laszlo, 1936- author.
Michael Werner Kunsthandel, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 17-223
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