Wolf Vostell
- Introduction
- Wolf Vostell (14 October 1932 – 3 April 1998) was a German painter and sculptor, considered one of the early adopters of video art and installation art and pioneer of Happenings and Fluxus. Techniques such as blurring and Dé-coll/age are characteristic of his work, as is embedding objects in concrete and the use of television sets in his works.
- Wikidata
- Q326226
- Nationalities
- German, West German
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Collagist, Painter, Performance Artist, Sculptor, Video Artist
- Name
- Wolf Vostell
- Ulan
- 500004580
Exhibitions
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Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963–2010
April 19–
August 3, 2014 MoMA
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MoMA Media Lounge
February 29, 2012–
July 8, 2013 MoMA
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Printin’
February 15–
May 14, 2012 MoMA
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Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now
October 15, 2006–
January 1, 2007 MoMA
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About Face: Selections from the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books
May 21–
June 5, 2001 MoMA
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Wolf Vostell has 16 exhibitionsonline.
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Wolf Vostell TV-Dé-coll/age, no. 1 1958-59
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Various Artists, Arthur Köpcke, George Maciunas, Benjamin Patterson, Nam June Paik, Wolf Vostell, La Monte Young dé-coll/age, no. 1 1962
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Arthus Carlheinz Caspari, Jürgen Flimm, Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, Tomas Schmit, Wolf Vostell Simultaneous Performances, performed during Neo-Dada in der Musik, Kammerspiele, Düsseldorf, June 16, 1962 1962
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Dick Higgins, Wolf Vostell dé-coll/age, no. 2 1962
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Various Artists, Arthus Carlheinz Caspari, Christo, Jed Curtis, Henry Flynt, Dick Higgins, György Sándor Ligeti, Franz Mon, Nam June Paik, Pera, Frank Trowbridge, Jan Voss, Wolf Vostell, Jean-Pierre Wilhelm dé-coll/age, no. 3 1962
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Manfred Leve, Dick Higgins, Nam June Paik, Joseph Beuys, Tomas Schmit, Bengt af Klintberg, Arthur Köpcke, Wolf Vostell, George Maciunas, Alison Knowles, Daniel Spoerri Dick Higgins' Graphis No. 118 (1962), performed during Festum Fluxorum/Fluxus/Musik und Antimusik/Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, February 3, 1963 1963
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Wolf Vostell Television Decollage & Morning Glory 1963
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Wolf Vostell 2 de-coll/age-happenings 1965
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Bazon Brock, Joseph Beuys, Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, Eckart Rahn, Tomas Schmit, Wolf Vostell Poster for 24 Stunden, Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, June 5, 1965 1965
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Wolf Vostell Sun In Your Head (Fluxfilm no. 23) 1966
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Wolf Vostell in ulm um ulm und um ulm herum 1966
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Various Artists, Joseph Beuys, René Block, Claus Bremer, Henning Christiansen, Hans Joachim Dietrich, Ludwig Gosewitz, Dick Higgins, Bernhard Höke, Allan Kaprow, Franz Mon, Benjamin Patterson, Eckart Rahn, Gerhard Rühm, Vagelis Tsakiridis, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, ZAJ dé-coll/age, no. 5 1966
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Wolf Vostell Starfighter from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus) 1967
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Various Artists, G. Altorjay, Mary Bauermeister, Peter O. Chotjewitz, Al Hansen, Dick Higgins, Bernhard Höke, Allan Kaprow, Milan Knížák, Alison Knowles, Kurt Kren, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Marshall McLuhan, Gustav Metzger, Franz Mon, Peter Moore, Nam June Paik, Helmut Rywelski, Dieter Roth, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Stefan Wewerka, Bill Wilson dé-coll/age, no. 6 1967
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Various Artists, Wolf Vostell, Sigmar Polke, Konrad Lueg, K. H. Hödicke, Gerhard Richter, K. P. Brehmer Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus) 1968
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Wolf Vostell B 52 Lipstick Bomber 1968
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Various Artists, K. P. Brehmer, K. H. Hödicke, Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Wolf Vostell Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus (Graphics of Capitalist Realism) 1971
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Wolf Vostell Self Portrait (Selbstbildnis) from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus) 1971
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Wolf Vostell Vietnam 1968-71/1972
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Various Artists, Joseph Beuys, K. P. Brehmer, K. H. Hödicke, Peter Hutchinson, Arthur Köpcke, Sigmar Polke, Wolf Vostell Weekend 1970–72, published 1972
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Wolf Vostell New Year's Address I (Neujahrsansprache II) from Weekend 1971, published 1972
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Wolf Vostell New Year's Address II (Newjahrsansprache II) from Weekend 1971, published 1972
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Wolf Vostell TV-Oxen II (TV-Ochsen II) from Weekend 1971, published 1972
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Various Artists, Joseph Beuys, K. P. Brehmer, Bazon Brock, Hans Joachim Dietrich, Rainer (Imi) Giese, K. H. Hödicke, Imi Knoebel, Bernd Lohaus, Konrad Lueg, Blinky Palermo, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Dieter Roth, Gerhard Rühm, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Tomas Schmit, Wolf Vostell, Stefan Wewerka, Lambert Maria Wintersberger En Bloc 1969–72
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Wolf Vostell Sun in Your Head 1963/1972
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Wolf Vostell Starfighter 1967/1972
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Wolf Vostell 20. Juli Aachen 1964/1972
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Wolf Vostell Notstandsbordstein 1969/1972
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Wolf Vostell Brotvermessung 1969/1972
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Wolf Vostell Ruhender Verkehr 1969/1972
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Various Artists, Carl Andre, Joseph Beuys, Marinus Boezem, Christian Boltanski, Daniel Buren, Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Robin Crozier, Hans Eijkelboom, Pieter Engels, Ken Friedman, Ad Gerritsen, Wim Gijzen, Klaas Gubbels, Richard Hamilton, Dick Higgins, Robert Jacks, Tommy Mew, Mauricio Nannucci, Richard Nonas, Arnulf Rainer, Dieter Roth, Yves De Smet, Al Souza, Endre Tót, Timm Ulrichs, Woody van Amen, Geurt van Dijk, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell The Archives: Art Information Centre Peter Van Beveren 1971–81, published 1981
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Various Artists, Eric Andersen, Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Philip Corner, Robert Filliou, Ken Friedman, Juan Hidalgo, Dick Higgins, Milan Knížák, Alison Knowles, Walter Marchetti, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young Fluxus Anthology 1989
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