FLUXUS
This is the story about a classmate at school, about a photography workshop as part of my art class, about a woman who preferred playing soccer to playing with dolls and about the beginning of my love for art production. And it is the story of the evolution of this production, from an individual to a social artistic creation. As Webster mentioned: “Fluxus is an avant-garde art movement of the 1950s and 1960s that was heavily influenced by Dada”. George Macinuas coined the term Fluxus to describe his wide range of artistic activities. As Britannica knows: “In its early years, from 1962 to 1966, Fluxus fused conceptual art, minimalism, new music, poetry, and chance-based work into an intermedia phenomenon, identifiable more through its irreverent attitude toward art than through the use of any distinct style. Utilizing humour—in the spirit of Dada—and everyday materials and experiences, Fluxus created original and often…
Muarco – the exhibition in the museum in the exhibition
MUARCO is a miniaturized version of a modular exhibition space, which contains hundreds or more art works – depending on the configuration – in the size of 8 per 5 cm (leaflet for decision-makers,PDF). In 2020 i was invited to participate in an group exhibition of DeSouza Gallery in Spain. As an conceptual artist working in the field of social sculpturing i was highly affected by lock down and the shift in social realities in nearly all societies worldwide. Not only, that most of my colleagues are not allowed to perform any more, even cultural spaces like galleries, museums, exhibition and concert halls are affected. I could not follow my friends thoughts and was not able to imagine a back to normal and i started to calculate the impact and the consequences for individuals and entries as well. MUARCO – the exhibition in the museum in the exhibition – addresses…
Atlantis mapping
The Official Inner City Map of Atlantis is exhibited the first time as part of a the social sculpture “the exhibition in the museum in the exhibition” in the medieval Ermita de San Sebastia in the village of Cervera del Maestre (Castellon, Spain), as part of a group exhibition of DeSouzaGallery. The Inner City Map is represented by 3 first artist proof multiples (1-1-1, 1-1-2, 1-1-3) in the size of series of the social sculpture artsurprise. Each multiple shows a specific aspect of the Inner City of Atlantis. The first map is giving orientation to reach Famous Monuments. The second map shows the most important Contemporary Art Galleries and the third Best Museums and Art Spaces. A limited series of these first three maps will be available soon – please contact DeSouza Gallery for details.
All about Love – CASAdelDRAGON – 12 January 2019 – Opening 19 hrs
All about Love – social sculptures between Bahrain and Brasil What else counts in times of reconstruction than L.O.V.E. ? The european artist Juan Petry invites in the gallery of the CASAdelDRAGON in Cervera del Maestre and shows a selection of artworks created from creatives from Bahrain, Brasil and many other countries. All artworks are available, but not for FIAT money! If you want to buy one of this artworks you have to donate some social activities (like planting a tree, a lecture, a live music gig – details in the very special price list). Opening: 12 of January 2019 – 19 hrs Location: CASAdelDRAGON, Calle Las Parras 19, 12578 Cervera del Maestre, Castellon, Spain Entrance free “My life is full of nice people, beautiful and intelligent minds, international creatives and social heros. We share the idea of L.O.V.E. as the most important and powerful tool to establish sustainable connections…
