Uploaded 23. Februar 2010

left: Jérôme Bel, "Shirtology" Photo: Herman Sorgeloos, right: Eva Meyer-Keller, Photo: Rhonda Repotente

JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION präsentiert

JÉRÔME BEL: SHIRTOLOGY
EVA MEYER-KELLER: DEATH IS CERTAIN

Saturday 27th February, 2010, 7 p.m.

The pieces by choreographer Jérôme Bel are hotly debated. They are disturbing, exhilarating and transcend conventional dance structures. His pieces can be described as experiments in minimalism, using only the simplest of movements and turning the performer into a sign vehicle and the body into a projection surface for social realities and cultural classification. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW his piece Shirtology will be performed.

Eva Meyer-Keller works at the intersection between performing and fine art and performs at festivals, art galleries and theaters all over Europe, New York and Australia. Before she graduated from the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam after four years studying dance and choreography, she studied photography and fine arts in Berlin (HdK) and London (Central Saint Martins, Kings College). Eva Meyer-Keller's activities are wide-ranging: she presents her performances internationally, develops projects together with other artists and groups, dances for other choreographers and realizes works on video. Apart from her own work she was involved in projects of Baktruppen, Jérôme Bel and Christine De Smedt/ les Ballets C de la B. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW she will perform her piece Death is Certain.

Cherries have tender skin, meat and a kind of bone inside them. Their juice is red like blood. When you treat them like humans sometimes treat other humans, then they become human themselves or at least animate objects, which invite you to identify yourself with them. Inspired by fairy tales, where sometimes objects come to life and so become a projection screen for your own experiences and fantasies. In the performance Death is Certain Eva Meyer-Keller has installed sweet cherries as her protagonists. The stalks are removed from the fruit, but they are not washed or stoned. Instead they are being killed. She takes care of this business manually, in a way which turns the everyday into something brutal. The viewer is reminded of deaths from films, but also the reality of executions, how they really happen: associations from individual and collective experience in the face of sweet death at the kitchen table.

Special requests to:
Press- and public relations
Monika Lahrkamp
T +49 211 58 58 84 12
lahrkamp@julia-stoschek-collection.net

Box office: 6 p.m., Beginning of the event: 7 p.m.
Location: JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION, Schanzenstrasse 54, 40549 Düsseldorf

No reservations!
Contribution towards expenses 10 € / 5 € reduced
All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office.

Uploaded February 04th 2010

JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION presents

CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI: JECK WE CAN

Saturday, 06th February 2010, 7 p.m.

Jeck we can - is not only the motto of this year's carnival season in the Rhineland, but also the title of Christian Jankowski's performance this Saturday at the Julia Stoschek Collection.

On the occassion of the performance program Number Three: Here and Now Christian Jankowski invites, together with local carnivalists, to a carnival session that does not only appeal to the art audience, but also to all jesters!

Please note: Entrance only WITHOUT costume!

For further questions, don't hesitate to contact us!

Special requests to:

Press- and public relations
Monika Lahrkamp
T +49 211 58 58 84 12
lahrkamp@julia-stoschek-collection.net

Box office: 6 p.m. No reservations!
Beginning of the event: 7 p.m.

Location: JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION,
Schanzenstrasse 54, 40549 Düsseldorf

Contribution towards expenses 10 € / 5 € reduced.

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office.

Uploaded 20. Januar 2010

JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION presents

Andreas Korte, Bert Didillon, Sven Vieweg, Stefan Ettlinger, Cornelius Quabeck

Friday, 22nd January 2010, 7 p.m.

Andreas Korte invited Bert Didillon, Stefan Ettlinger, Cornelius Quabeck and Sven Vieweg to take part in a joint project for NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW. The artists all studied painting at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Dusseldorf Art Academy). They also all work as musicians, and their music productions have been published by Andreas Korte on his web label sound-files.com. Andreas Korte is a painter, video artist and musician, who combines electronic music with video. This combination also characterises the work of Stefan Ettlinger, whose music is reminiscent of the early 1980s. Ettlinger is also a painter, film-maker and member of the performance art group anarchistische gummizelle (anarchist padded cell). Bert Didillon aka birdy produces electro sounds with nods to music from films and TV series. Cornelius Quabeck - a man and his guitars ? is also linked with the folk and metal scene as a painter and illustrator of the music world. As well as painting, Sven Vieweg creates music, producing minimalistic brutal sounds under the name Elektrohorror. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW Andreas Korte will present his new work Requiem für ein Insekt, Bert Didillon his Mini-Paradies, Sven Vieweg Der Tod kommt, Cornelius Quabeck beefy arms and Stefan Ettlinger a new sound-performance called Vorletzte und Verwendete.

Press is welcome, special requests to:

Press- and public relations
Monika Lahrkamp
T +49 211 58 58 84 12
lahrkamp@julia-stoschek-collection.net

Box office from 6 p.m. AND during the event. No reservations!
Beginning of the event: 7 p.m.

Location: JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION,
Schanzenstrasse 54, 40549 Düsseldorf

Contribution towards expenses 10 €/ 5 € reduced

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office.

Uploaded 22. Dezember 2009

Xavier Le Roy, Photo: ZOLTAN+

On the occasion of the performance program NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW the JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION presents

XAVIER LE ROY: FLOOR PIECES, premiere

Saturday, 09 January 2010, 7- 8.30 p.m.

The fragmentation of the body, in terms of perception and the identity of the dancing individual is the main focus in Xavier Le Roy's dance and performance pieces. Le Roy initially studied biochemistry at Montpellier University, obtaining a PhD in molecular and cell biology in 1990. During his studies he started taking classes in contemporary dance with Ruth Barnes and Anne Koren. A series of very diverse projects followed, including collaborations with the Berlin performance group detektor and the founding of le kwatt together with the musicologist Alexander Birntraum and lighting designer Sylvie Garot. In 1999 he teamed up with Petra Roggel to found in situ productions and has invited a series of choreographers and dancers such as Yvonne Rainer and Jérôme Bel, video artists and theoreticians to collaborate on his E.X.T.E.N.S.I.O.N.S. project. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW he will perform his new project floor pieces.

The artist will be present.

Press is welcome, special requests to:

Press- and public relations
Monika Lahrkamp
T +49 211 58 58 84 12
lahrkamp@julia-stoschek-collection.net

Box office: 6 p.m.
Beginning of the event: 7 p.m.

Please note that there is limited seating! No reservations!

Contribution towards expenses 15 € / 7 € reduced.

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office.

Uploaded 16. Dezember 2009

Dara Friedman, Whip Whipping the Wall, 1998-2002, Production still, Photo: Courtesy of the artist/Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York

On the occasion of the performance program NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW the JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION presents

DARA FRIEDMAN: SHOOTING GALLERY

Friday, December 18th 2009, 6 p.m.

Dara Friedman is best known for her film and video installations, in which she uses the techniques of structuralist filmmaking to depict the lushness, ecstasy, and energy of everyday life. She often distills, syncopates, reverses, loops, or otherwise alters familiar sounds and sights, drawing attention to the distinct sensory acts of hearing and seeing.

In Musical (2007)her first live, performance-based work Friedman continued her exploration of universal human experience, focusing on the emotional power of sound and, in particular, its capacity to instantly transform one's mood or sense of reality. Friedman is interested in blurring the traditional separation between art and life, and between artist and audience. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW she will present her new work Shooting Gallery.

The artist will be present.

Press is welcome, special requests to:

Press- and public relations
Monika Lahrkamp
T +49 211 58 58 84 12
lahrkamp@julia-stoschek-collection.net

Box office and beginning of the event from 6 p.m., no reservations!

Contribution towards expenses 10 EUR / 5 EUR reduced

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office.

Uploaded 10. Dezember 2009

Andrea Zittel, Portrait of the artist, 2009
Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York

ANDREA ZITTEL: WALKING PATTERNS

Saturday, December 12th 2009, 7 p.m.

Andrea Zittel primarily works with objects, installations and wall-mounted models. Her artistic career began with the furniture she designed to suit her needs and fit into her cramped New York City apartment. In her quest for organisation systems in all areas of life, the artist regards herself as an explorer and test subject of sorts: She observes and subjects herself in her daily routine and to certain situations to find out how living conditions, possession, behaviour and views can change a person.

In 1991 Zittel launched the A-Z enterprise, an ?institute of investigative living? for which she designs and produces furniture, clothes and various objects and articles of daily use. Her interest in the relationship between space and time has also led her to explore the medium of dance. Her performances are very short, governed by strict rules and their choreography often recalls parades or processions. The dancers execute simple sequences of steps, which are based, for example in Walking Patterns (2009), on a decorative element such as a crochet pattern.

The artist will be present.

Doors: 6 p.m.
Start: 7 p.m.
Contribution towards expenses 5 EUR / 2,50 EUR reduced

Please note: box office ONLY from 6 p.m. to the beginning of the event at 7 p.m., no reservations!

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office. No admission after starting of events.

Uploaded 27. November 2009

JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION presents

WW in concert
Saturday, 28th Nov 8 p.m.

More information on: www.codalunga.org

Free admission!

Doors: 7 p.m.
Show: 8 p.m.

Uploaded 26. November 2009

Marina Abramovic, THE KITCHEN III Homage to Saint Therese, 2009 Courtesy of the artist

Invited through Marina Abramovic the JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION presents

Ragnar Kjartansson, Eunhye Hwang and Nico Vascellari
Friday, 28th Nov 2009

Considered one of the most progressive artists of our time, Marina Abramovic studied fine art in Belgrade and Zagreb before teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Novi Sad. At this time Abramovic? began to focus on the performance genre, choosing the media of video and film. Her preferred themes are physical and spiritual borderline experiences and changed states of consciousness. Inspired by radical body art, her work centres primarily on her own body, which she relentlessly exposes to risks, torture and pain. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW she will give a lecture about the subject of Performance/ Reperformance.

The versatile works of Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson always lie between visual and performance art. The main focus of his work is performance, in which he combines elements of painting, sculpture, theatre, acting and music. Influenced by 1970s style video and performance art, Kjartansson explores his own physical and psychological limits in performances that last for long periods of time. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW he will perform his work Sounds of Despair.

After studying painting at Yong-In University in Yongin-Shi, Korean artist Eunhye Hwang completed a degree in Performance Art and Sound Art at the Hochschule f?r Bildende K?nste Braunschweig (Braunschweig University of Fine Arts) under Marina Abramovic? and Ulrich Eller. Hwang uses a variety of media in her ephemeral, artistic works, integrating objects she finds in her surroundings as well as the spectators who witness her performances. The work, which she will perform is called The road.

Nico Vascellari's work spans the genres of performance, photography, video, sculpture and collage. Thematically, he is interested in the kind of energy released in archaic rituals and punk concerts, andhe also often works with symbol-laden objects and old traditions from his native Italy. For NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW, he will perform his piece Mondial blue and please also note the concert with his band WW on the 28th Nov 2009 at 8 p.m.

Please note: box office ONLY from 6 p.m. to the beginning of the event at 7 p.m., no reservations!

Contribution towards expenses 10 € / 5 € reduced.

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office. No admission after starting of events.

Uploaded 26. Oktober 2009

Andrea Fraser, Official Welcome, 2001, Performance, Videostills, Kunstverein in Hamburg 2003,
Photo: unknown

JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION präsentiert:

Andrea Fraser: OFFICIAL WELCOME
Tuesday, October 27th 2009, from 7 p.m.

Andrea Fraser's performances, video pieces and installations make her one of the most important representatives of institutional criticism. In her work she selects various aspects of the art industry and analyses them from a social, institutional and economic perspective.

Fraser became well-known in the mid-1980s for her gallery talks, in which she analysed the presentation formats, hierarchies and exclusion mechanisms that prevail in art institutions.

Her site-specific performances took the form of humorous, but also serious or pseudo-scientific tours through museums, with Fraser assuming the alter ego of a stereotypical museum docent. The script was based on excerpts from documentations found in the museum archive or psychoanalytical and sociological sources.

The co-dependence of prominent artists and their patrons, the scope of media coverage on art events and the exhibition visitors? conditioned behaviour are just some of the themes she addresses in her performances and video installations.

Please note: box office ONLY from 6 p.m. to the beginning of the event, no reservations.

Contribution towards expenses 10 € / 5 € reduced.

All guests are required to register by name in each case at the box office. Start of the events varies between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. No admission after starting of events.

Uploaded 2. September 2009

Keren Cytter, "From the Secret Diaries of Linda Schultz", 2009 © Keren Cytter

SAVE THE DATE

100 Years (version #1, Düsseldorf),
NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW
October, 17. 2009 - July, 31. 2010

Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Friends,

we are delighted to announce that next exhibition of the Julia Stoschek Collection will open on Saturday, October 10th. It is the first-ever exhibition in collaboration with P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (New York) and Performa, the international performance biennial (New York) and documents the past hundred years of performance art.

After beginning in Düsseldorf, the exhibition will move to New York’s P.S.1/MoMA in November and then to other institutions around the world. Conceived as a research project that would provide an overview of the most significant movements, events and performances of the past hundred years, the exhibition will take place within the context of this year’s Performa 09 and will honour the one hundredth anniversary of the Futurist Manifesto.

The content and number of exhibits will vary depending on the specific location. The exhibition will also establish connections to the local performance scene in each city.

The project is organised by P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, an affiliate of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art, New York) and Performa 09 (New York). Curated by Klaus Biesenbach, Chief Curator of MoMA's Department of Media and Performance and Chief Curiatorial Advisor at P.S.1 with RoseLee Goldberg, acclaimed Performa director and curator. Financial support for the research project comes from the Julia Stoschek Foundation e.V. (Düsseldorf).

100 Years (version #1, Düsseldorf) will be accompanied by NUMBER THREE: HERE AND NOW, a series of performances that will take place at regular intervals on the second floor of the exhibition space.

The following artists are scheduled to perform:
Marina Abramovic, Allora & Calzadilla, Jerome Bel, John Bock, Keren Cytter, Bert Didillon, Stefan Ettlinger, Andrea Fraser, Dara Friedman, Simon Fujiwara, Manuel Graf, Christian Jankowski, Joan Jonas, Sharon Hayes, Eunhye Hwang, Ragnar Kjartansson, Andreas Korte, Michalis Nicolaides, Jen DeNike, Cornelius Quabeck, Xavier Le Roy, Jimmy Robert, Tino Sehgal, Annette Sonnewend & Michael Strasser, Nico Vascellari, Sven Vieweg, Tris Vonna Michell, Andrea Zittel

The exhibition can be viewed every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., starting October 17th 2009 until July 31st 2010.

Kindest regards,
Julia Stoschek and team

Further we would like recommend the following exhibition programme of the Kölnische Kunstverein:

Lecture Performance
24.10.- 20.12.09

with contributions by Fia Backström, Lutz Becker, Walter Benjamin, Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz, Andrea Fraser, Dan Graham, Achim Lengerer, Michael Lentz/Uli Winters, Xavier Le Roy, TkH (Walking Theory), Tris Vonna-Michell, Robert Morris, Martha Rosler, V-Girls, Jeronimo Voss

The lecture performance has become a feature of contemporary art. Various descriptions of the phenomenon have circulated over the past few years. Artists in this comparatively young genre work at the interface between lecturing and performing, seeking out creative ways of including traditional methods of artistic communication in presenting themselves to an audience. The uniqueness and contemporary relevance of lecture performances lies in their hybrid nature. The exhibition Lecture Performance highlights the artistic character of this method by presenting latest video installations, documentations of historical performances and a live performance programme.

The exhibition is part of the series European Partnerships supported by Kunststiftung NRW and Goethe Institute and a cooperation with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade

Opening: Friday October 23rd, 7 p.m.
Press conference: Friday October 23rd, 11 a.m.

Kölnischer Kunstverein
Die Brücke, Hahnenstr. 6
D-50667 Köln
T +49-221-217021
F +49-221-210651
info@koelnischerkunstverein.de
www.koelnischerkunstverein.de