Bernd Lohaus (1940 in Düsseldorf – 4 November 2010 in Antwerp) was a German sculptor, painter and draftsman.
Life and works
Lohaus studied from 1963 to 1966 at the
Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
under Professor Joseph Beuys. From 1964 to 1965, together with
Panamarenko
Henri Van Herwegen (5 February 1940 – 14 December 2019), known by the pseudonym Panamarenko, was a prominent assemblagist Belgian sculptor. Famous for his work with aeroplanes as theme; none of which are able nor constructed to actually leave ...
, Hugo Heyman and Wout Vercammen, he edited the magazine ''New Happening''.
During a trip to Spain he met Anny de Decker, an art history professor, whom he married in 1966. They later moved to Antwerp where they opened an avant-garde gallery in their home: Wide White Space. In the gallery they set up important exhibitions by Marcel Broodthaers in 1996 and Joseph Beuys in 1967. They also collaborated with the Danish artist
Henning Christiansen
Henning Christiansen (28 May 1932 in Copenhagen – 10 December 2008) was a Danish composer and an active member of the Fluxus-movement. He worked with artists such as Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Bazon Brock and Wolf Vostell as well as with his w ...
, a member of the Fluxus current, with the famous action. The gallery closed in 1976.
Bernd Lohaus works mainly involve wood, stone and paper. For his works often uses beams, rods, boards and nuts of Azobe wood, the hardest wood in West Africa. In Lohaus's works we must consider the importance that the artist gives to the relationship between the work and the surrounding environment. Language also plays an important role in the works. The artistic intervention is aimed at simplicity and reduced to sensitive actions. The works of Bernd Lohaus are born with the influence of the artistic movement of Fluxus, Arte Povera, Minimal Art and materialism, creating a new style in its own right.
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Zichzelf Getroffen, Haarlem.jpg, ''Zichzelf getroffen'' (Haarlem)
Zonder Titel, Bernd Lohaus.jpg, ''Zonder titel'' (Middelheimmuseum)
Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf
The Kunstpalast, formerly Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf is an art museum in Düsseldorf.
History
The roots of the museum go back around 300 years. In 1932, the collection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Academy of Art) was housed in the Kunstmus ...
* 1990
Kunsthalle Bielefeld
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* 1995
MuHKA
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp ( nl, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, commonly abbreviated as ''M HKA'', previously ''MuHKA'') is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Its current director is Bart de Baere.
Overview ...
, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst (Anversa)
* 1997 Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
* 2000 Königliches Museum der Schönen Künste (Anversa)
* 2005 SMAK, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (Gent)
Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf
The Kunstpalast, formerly Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf is an art museum in Düsseldorf.
History
The roots of the museum go back around 300 years. In 1932, the collection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Academy of Art) was housed in the Kunstmus ...
Henning Christiansen
Henning Christiansen (28 May 1932 in Copenhagen – 10 December 2008) was a Danish composer and an active member of the Fluxus-movement. He worked with artists such as Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Bazon Brock and Wolf Vostell as well as with his w ...
Blinky Palermo
Blinky Palermo (2 June 1943 – 18 February 1977) was a German abstract painter.
Early life and education
Palermo was born Peter Schwarze in Leipzig, Germany, in 1943, and adopted as an infant, with his twin brother, Michael, by foster pa ...
, Panamarenko: ''Brennpunkt Düsseldorf 1962–1087''. Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf 1987
* G. Perlein, M. Buissart, Bernd Lohaus, H Depotte: ''Bernd Lohaus''. Musée d'Art Moderne Villeneuve d'Ascq. 1988
* Piet Coessens, Dieter Ronte, Anny de Decker, Bernd Lohaus: ''Wide White Space. Hinter dem Museum 1966–1976''. Richter-Verlag. Düsseldorf 1995
* Bernd Lohaus and Jan Foncé: ''Bernd Lohaus''. Museum van Hedenaagse Kunst. Antwerpen 1996
* H. Martens, Bernd Lohaus, R. Balau: ''Bernd Lohaus'' 1998–2005. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst. Gent 2005