Workshop on Object and Thing in Avant-Garde Art at Freie Universität Berlin
A two-day workshop titled "The Disclaimed Object" was held at Freie Universität Berlin on November 17-18, 2006. Organized by Anke Hennig and Georg Witte of CRC 626, the event focused on the distinctions between 'object' and 'thing' in the context of Russian avant-garde art. Key presentations featured Hans Günther’s comparative study of Italian and Russian Futurism, Hubertus Gaßner’s analysis of Soviet sculpture propaganda, and Julia Kursell’s insights on Stravinsky’s musical philosophy. Additional contributions included discussions by Aage Hansen-Löve, Igor' Čubarov, and others. Attendees represented a diverse array of locations.
Key facts
- Workshop held November 17–18, 2006 at Freie Universität Berlin
- Organized by Anke Hennig and Georg Witte of CRC 626
- Explored distinction between 'object' and 'thing' in avant-garde art
- Hans Günther contrasted Italian and Russian Futurism
- Hubertus Gaßner discussed living sculptures in Soviet propaganda
- Julia Kursell examined Stravinsky's focus on pianist's body
- Aage Hansen-Löve traced object/thing relationships from realism to conceptualism
- Igor' Čubarov juxtaposed Marxist 'estrangement' with formalist 'alienation'
- Ilja Kukuj addressed OBĖRIU and Činari groups' inconsistent terminology
- Anke Hennig presented Ničevoki group's Dadaistic manifesto
- Wolfgang Beilenhoff analyzed Ėjsenštejn's 'The General Line'
- Brigitte Obermayr examined Vasilij Kamenskij's biography
- Rainer Grübel discussed constructivist Aleksej Čičerin
- Michael Wetzel addressed photography's transformation of objects
- Gregor Stemmrich compared American minimalism and Russian constructivism
- Georg Witte categorized things as 'Reliquien', 'Relikte', and 'Reste'
- Michael Lüthy analyzed Warhol's Disaster Series
Entities
Artists
- Hans Günther
- Marinetti
- Dziga Vertov
- Hubertus Gaßner
- Julia Kursell
- Stravinsky
- Aage Hansen-Löve
- Igor' Čubarov
- Ilja Kukuj
- Anke Hennig
- Solomon Nikritin
- Wolfgang Beilenhoff
- Ėjsenštejn
- Brigitte Obermayr
- Vasilij Kamenskij
- Rainer Grübel
- Aleksej Čičerin
- Michael Wetzel
- Gregor Stemmrich
- Carl André
- Georg Witte
- Michael Lüthy
- Andy Warhol
Institutions
- Freie Universität Berlin
- CRC 626
- OBĖRIU
- Činari
- Ničevoki
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Moscow
- Russia
- Bochum
- Hamburg
- Oldenburg
- Bielefeld
- Munich
- Vienna
- Dresden
- Bonn
- Red Square