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Biography
K.U.SCH: =
renate Krätschmer Und jörg SCHwarzenberger
Both born 1943 in Vienna, both graduates of the College of Applied
Arts in Vienna
1969 start of their collaboration, since 1972 as the cooperative
K.U.SCH.
Their artistic development led through an exploration of "Land
Art" and "Concept Art" to a kind of universal understanding
of art and life, in which the boundaries between art and not-art
are open, leading to a striving for every possible relevant cross-connection
and opening up a spectrum from "art as spectacle" to "art
as research". Most of all, this means: building objects (the
thing as a construction), absurd objects, objects of daily use (furniture,
clothing), concepts of space, spatial installations, actions, actions,
animations, performances, music, films, collages, written articles
on cultural issues.
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From 1966
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they created a series
of works in the landscape (field interventions): Makrigialos (Crete),
Stara Baska (Krk), Lindabrunn (Lower Austria), which were continued
from 1978 on with garden projects. The terraced places (school and
residential park) realized between 1975 and 1978 are also part of
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1970 |
founding of the "visual
workshop" |
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since 1971 |
in contact with the
international mail-art movement, Fluxus and the "Neo-Dadaists"
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1974 |
Rome scholarship (further
development of the form of experimental documentary film). |
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since 1974 |
members of the Vienna
Secession |
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1977 |
founding member and
staff member of the newspaper "Falter".
Founding of the "zirkus der kurpfuscher", with which a
series of spontaneous actions and animations were realized until
1980. |
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1983 |
Austrian State Scholarship
for Fine Arts. |
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1987 |
Ensemble for the foyer
of the Austria Centre Vienna |
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1988 |
"Annäherung
an das Fremde" gesamtkunstwerk procession, Wachauer Theater
Festival Krems, Lower Austria |
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1990 |
"Annäherung
an das Fremde" gesamtkunstwerk procession, Lengenfeld, Lower
Austria |
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1991 |
stage set for "Rost
oder das Denken ist immer" by Jürg Laederach and for "Der
Duft der Frauen" by Johannes C.Hoflehner, both Ausstellungsraum
1020 Vienna. |
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1992 |
"Annäherung
an das Fremde" gesamtkunstwerk procession, Albertinarampe,
Vienna.
Sculptural building structure (in collaboration with the architect.
Ernst Mrazek), Kindergarten Gerasdorf by Vienna. |
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1993 |
stage set for "Rest"
by Johannes C.Hoflehner, Theater des Augenblicks, Vienna |
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1995 |
Grand Art Prize of
the Federal Province of Lower Austria |
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1996 |
"Triviality Mix"
catwalk theater, Donauinsel, Vienna |
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1997 |
"Annäherung
an das Fremde" gesamtkunstwerk procession, St.Pölten Altstadt,
Lower Austria |
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1998 |
metal symposium Hiroshima,
Japan |
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2000 |
"Eine triviale
Mischung" A Kind of Catwalk Theater, Schloss Lengenfeld, Lower
Austria |
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2001 |
"Eine triviale
Mischung" A Kind of Catwalk Theater, Kabelwerk, Vienna.
"Kunst-Wien Messe" Galerie Hofstätter, Vienna |
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Solo Exhibitions
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1969 |
Katholische Hochschulgemeinde
Graz |
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1970 |
Galerie im Griechenbeisl,
Vienna |
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1971 |
Studentenhaus Münzgraben,
Graz
Katholische Hochschulgemeinde Graz |
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1972 |
Galerie nächst
St. Stephan, Vienna |
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1974 |
Austrian Culture Institute
in Rome |
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1977 |
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum
Joanneum, Graz
Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Vienna |
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1978 |
Studio H.Henn, Vienna |
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1979 |
Galerie Treffpunkt
Intakt, Vienna |
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1980 |
Wiener Secession, Vienna |
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1983 |
Galerie Hildebrand,
Klagenfurt |
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1984 |
Neue Galerie der Stadt
Linz, Upper Austria
Niederösterr. Landesmuseum, Vienna |
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1986 |
Rupertinum, Salzburg |
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1993 |
Blau/Gelbe Galerie,
Vienna |
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1995 |
Schloss Hollenburg,
Lower Austria |
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1997 |
Kunstwerkstatt Tulln,
Lower Austria |
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2001 |
Kulturwerkstätte
Wachtberg, Gars a.Kamp, Lower Austria |
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2002 |
Neue Galerie der Stadt
Linz, Upper Austria
Galerie Hofstätter, Vienna
Museo Arte Contemporanéo, Uruguay |
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| Numerous group exhibitions and
publications. |
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