„Exzess, Ekel und triefendes Blut –
Die vergessenen Performer der DDR“
Review by Nicola Kuhn

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Platz, Placebo, Perspektiven
Free spaces in the Art Academy

As part of the exhibition Die Auto-Perforations-Artisten (F.A.Q.), KVOST is presenting an artist talk with Else Gabriel and Rainer Görß. The Auto-Perforations-Artisten met during their studies at the Dresden University of Fine Arts, where their first performances occurred.

Together with Else Gabriel and Rainer Görß, Marija Petrovic will talk about the role of the art academy in artistic development and possible spaces for freedom and experimentation in artistic studies. But also about the extent to which the structures of art education make it necessary to be challenged and provoke resistance. Rainer Görß, who was heavily involved in university politics during his studies (1984-1989), will talk about his experience of artistic education in the G.D.R. With Else Gabriel, who has been teaching for many years and was appointed professor at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee in 2009, we will bridge the gap to the present day and discuss to what extent artistic education meets today’s requirements and prepares students for later practice.

The talk will be held in German. Registration required post@kvost.de

Artist Talk : Auto-Perforations-Artisten
KVOST is pleased to announce an artist talk on the occasion of the exhibition “Die Auto-Perforations-Artisten (F.A.Q.)” with the members of the group Else Gabriel, Micha Brendel, Rainer Görß and Via Lewandowsky and the curator of the exhibition Stephan Koal. The event is a cooperation between nGbK and KVOST.

The Auto-Perforations-Artisten, founded at the HfbK Dresden, were active from 1982 to 1992. Auto-Perforations-Artistik is a specific art form that combines performances, installations, music and actions. Their work was centered around their own bodies, which were exhausted to the point of self-violation.  The work of the Auto-Perforations-Artisten developed in opposition to the prevailing dogmatically prescribed state culture and the art production of the GDR, which was oriented towards Socialist Realism. Today, the Auto-Perforations-Artisten are among the most important performance groups of the 1980s.

The talk will take place in the nGbK and will be held in German.

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