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Artists›Wolf Vostell

Wolf Vostell

1932

SculptureVideo ArtNew MediaFluxus

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None documented

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Works in Collection

114

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90%

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Movements

• Video Art
• New Media
• Fluxus

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BERLINART 1961�1987

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Videoart in Germany: 1963�1982

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982–1983

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The Photographic Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

About

Why this artist matters now

Wolf Vostell 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 married to the Spanish writer Mercedes Vostell and had two sons, David Vostell and Rafael Vostell.

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Movement

Video Art

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Sculpture

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (42)

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6 Ideen T.O.T. from The Archives: Art Information Centre Peter Van Beveren

1981 · Glassine envelope, offset printed, containing six offset lithographs from an artist's book, offset printed with collage, stamp, gouache, pencil, and ink additions

composition: 5 1/16 × 5 7/8" (12.9 × 15 cm); page: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4" (29 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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I Aabenraa Udstillinger

1978

4 5/16 x 12 5/16 x 7 1/16" (11 x 31.2 x 18 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

T.V. - En Concrete

1974 · Colored ink and wash on paper

8 5/8 × 10 5/8" (21.9 × 27 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

TV-Oxen II (TV-Ochsen II) from Weekend

1971 · Screenprint from a portfolio of nine screenprints (two with glitter additions), five stereotype and linoleum cuts, four offset lithographs, and one multiple

composition: 18 7/8 x 24 5/8" (47.9 x 62.5 cm); sheet: 18 1/2 x 24 5/8" (47 x 62.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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New Year's Address I (Neujahrsansprache II) from Weekend

1971 · Screenprint with glitter additions from a portfolio of nine screenprints (two with glitter additions), five stereotype and linoleum cuts, four offset lithographs, and one multiple

composition: 18 15/16 x 24 1/2" (48.1 x 62.2 cm); sheet: 18 7/8 x 24 1/2" (48 x 62.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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New Year's Address II (Newjahrsansprache II) from Weekend

1971 · Screenprint with glitter additions from a portfolio of nine screenprints (two with glitter additions), five stereotype and linoleum cuts, four offset lithographs, and one multiple

composition: 19 1/16 x 24 1/2" (48.4 x 62.2 cm); sheet: 18 7/8 x 24 1/2" (48 x 62.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self Portrait (Selbstbildnis) from Graphics of Capitalist Realism (Grafik des Kapitalistischen Realismus)

1971 · Screenprint from an illustrated book with suite of three screenprints, two offset lithographs, and one etching

composition: 8 1/4 x 9 1/16" (21 x 23 cm); sheet: 8 1/4 x 9 1/16" (21 x 23 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Notstandsbordstein

1969 · Video (black and white, sound)

6:30 min.

Museum of Modern Art

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