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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.
Wolf Vostell was a pioneer of video art and performance, known for his dé-coll/age works that manipulated TV signals and images. Explore his 34 works online, 405 exhibitions, and publications at MoMA.
Wolf Vostell (* 14. Oktober 1932 in Leverkusen; † 3. April 1998 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Maler, Bildhauer und Happeningkünstler der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Wolf Vostell gilt als einer der Wegbereiter des Environments, der Installation, der Videokunst, des Happenings und der Fluxus -Bewegung.
View Wolf Vostell’s 1,049 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.
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In TV-Dé-coll/age, Vostell slashed a canvas behind which we can glimpse six television screens, displaying montages of news footage, static, and even a straight line. But no clear signal comes through, as each TV feed is further obscured by visual noise and snow.
Jan 20, 2024 · January 20, 2024–May 5, 2024 University Research Gallery, Harvard Art Museums. See how Wolf Vostell created art, as well as an expansive aesthetic philosophy, that challenged human complacency toward war, genocide, and other catastrophic world events. “Art shall remind us that we must remember.” —Wolf Vostell.
Mar 31, 2015 · Wolf Vostell (1932--1998) was not a comfortable artist. His art is not nice and innocent, for Vostell did not see anything idyllic in the twentieth century. "The purpose of my art," he once said, "is to educate people to be against war and intolerance."
