DIE ABARTIGEN - Abart von K_ɬºnstlern

Reissue of a 1972 cassette originally released on ALBRECHT Ds Reflection Press. Features ALBRECHT, ALLAN KAPROW, NAM JUNE PAIK, WOLF VOSTELL, GUNTER SAREE, JEAN TOCHE and JON HENDRIKS. ("Apart from artist names, title, label and catalog number there are no further credits or recording details stated on the release."). Edition of 200 copies.\r\n

\r\n_¢‚Ǩ_ìthe german word abartig refers to entartet and to art of course refering to entartete kunst refering to auschwitz. the stuttgart post-fluxus artist albrecht/d. cited a quote hans neuendorf used in an article about german avantgarde art and especially about wolf vostell and turned it into art._Ç hans neuendorf was a german (probadly hamburg) art dealer who in 1973 said some bizarre things about art and german artists. one of his sentences was read, recited or performed by kaprow, paik, vostell, hendricks, toche, sar_ɬ©e and albrecht/d. - the very raw reworkings were released on the tape/cassette "die abartigen" as reflection press # 25.\r\n\r\nand this is what herr neuendorf said:\r\n_Ç \r\n\r\n"zu diesem zweck hat sich eine abart von k_ɬºnstlern herausgebildet, die nur noch den medien dient. zum beispiel vostell. er gibt st_ɬ§ndig pressekonferenzen, oder er gibt _¢‚Ǩ_ìerkl_ɬ§rungen_¢‚Ǩ¬ù ab, aber eine k_ɬºnstlerische leistung liegt nicht vor." - "for this purpose (something like art as spectaculum and sensation... rvd) a de-generation of artists has formed itself to only serve the media. vostell as an example. he is always found in press-conferences or he is providing some declaration: but no artistic work is done (no artistic achievement is on hand)." (a very rough late-night translation)._¢‚Ǩ¬ù - SPURENSICHERUNG blog.\r\n\r\n\r\n