The Kroesos Foundation is an artistic collective set up by Luxemburgese Artist
Mark Divo
Mark Divo (born 1966) is a Swiss-Luxembourgish conceptual artist and curator who organizes large-scale interactive art projects incorporating the work of underground artists. His work involves painting, performance, photography, sculpture, and in ...
. Between January and March 2002 they occupied the building in the centre of Zurich where the original European Dada movement began, as a response to the horrors of the first World War, which came to be known as the
Cabaret Voltaire. The collective organised a number of events/ performances over a period of three months until they were forced to leave the building. In spite of their eviction they managed to have the building turned into a museum. Members of the collective, apart from Divo, include Aiana Calugar, Dan Jones,
Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee (born 4 March 1958) is a South African conceptual artist who lives and works in London.
Life and career
Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He was educated at Dulwich college ...
,
ingo giezendanner
Ingo Giezendanner (born 1975) is a painter and installation artist and member of the Kroesos Foundation. He lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland.
Since 1998, Ingo Giezendanner, alias GRRRR, has been documenting the urban
spaces in which ...
and Pastor
Leumund Cult
Jan Theiler, alias Pastor Leumund (born 1967) is a German artist, musician and political activist.
In the 1990s, he was an influential curator, performance artist and musician on the underground scene organising large-scale music and performance ...
. Throughout the winter of 2002 they were described as neo-Dadaists by the Swiss and international press. The group have exhibited in a number of international exhibitions including the real Biennale at the Kinsky Palace in Prague.
Swiss artists
Swiss contemporary artists
Central European art groups
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