Sabine Hänsgen on Moscow Conceptualism and Collective Actions
Since the 1980s, Sabine Hänsgen has been a curator and researcher in Zurich, and she’s been part of the Moscow art group Collective Actions. In 1998, she teamed up with Georg Witte to curate an exhibition called Präprintium. Moscow Samizdat Books, which showcased underground literature from the Soviet Union. As a historian and theorist, she focuses on Russian art. This exhibition was documented in the book Präprintium. Moskauer Bücher aus dem Samizdat, written by Sascha Wonders and Günter Hirt, published by Edition Temmen in 1998. More information appeared in Samizdat. Alternative Kultur in Zentral- und Osteuropa, edited by Forschungsstelle Osteuropa in 2000. She also contributed to Subversive Praktiken. Kunst by Hans D. Christ and Iris Dressler, illustrating her deep ties to Moscow Conceptualism and key art movements.
Key facts
- Sabine Hänsgen is a researcher, curator, historian, and theoretician of Russian art based in Zurich.
- She has been a member of the Moscow art group Collective Actions since the 1980s.
- In 1998, she co-curated the exhibition Präprintium. Moscow Samizdat Books with Georg Witte.
- The exhibition focused on underground publications in the former Soviet Union.
- A related publication, Präprintium. Moskauer Bücher aus dem Samizdat, was released by Edition Temmen in Bremen in 1998.
- Another publication, Samizdat. Alternative Kultur in Zentral- und Osteuropa: Die 60er bis 80er Jahre, was edited by Forschungsstelle Osteuropa and published in 2000.
- Hans D. Christ and Iris Dressler's Subversive Praktiken. Kunst is also referenced.
- Hänsgen's work connects to Moscow Conceptualism through her long-term engagement with Russian art.
Entities
Artists
- Sabine Hänsgen
- Georg Witte
- Sascha Wonders
- Günter Hirt
- Hans D. Christ
- Iris Dressler
Institutions
- Collective Actions
- Edition Temmen
- Forschungsstelle Osteuropa
Locations
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Moscow
- Russia
- Bremen
- Germany
- Soviet Union