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Natias Neutert (spoken: "noytərt"; born February 24, 1941) is a German artist, author, poet, orator, and translator who lives in
Hamburg
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Berlin
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.
Life and career
Neutert was born in
Neusalz,
Province of Lower Silesia
The Province of Lower Silesia (german: Provinz Niederschlesien; Silesian German: ''Provinz Niederschläsing''; pl, Prowincja Dolny Śląsk; szl, Prowincyjŏ Dolny Ślōnsk) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. Between ...
,
Germany
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(Nowa Sól, Poland) and grew up in
Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eppendorf is one of thirteen quarters in the Hamburg-Nord borough of Hamburg, Germany, and lies north of the Außenalster. In 2020 the population was 24,806.
History
Eppendorf, first mentioned as ''Eppenthorp'' in 1140, is Hamburg's oldest vil ...
, attending the
Rudolf Steiner School
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. After doing an apprenticeship as a graphic illustrator, he studied philosophy, literary studies, and art history at the
University of Hamburg
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, and completed a fellowship at the
Franz Mehring
Franz Erdmann Mehring (27 February 1846 – 28 January 1919) was a German communist historian, literary critic, philosopher, and revolutionary socialist politician who was a senior member of the Spartacus League during the German Revolution of 191 ...
-institute, part of the
University of Leipzig
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. From the outset of his career, he has been active in different media.
Since the mid-1960s he has written poems, and made collages and drawings about which the
Hamburger Abendblatt
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The paper focuses on news in Hamburg and area, and produces regional supplements with news from Norderstedt, Ahrensburg, Harburg, and ...
wrote: "He delicately draws human figures" (and) "he has his own distinctive verve and expressiveness". Inspired by America's
new journalism
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, he has also written articles for different newspapers, including ''
Die Zeit
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History
The ...
,'' ''
Frankfurter Rundschau
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'',
''Stern'', and essays for ''
Süddeutsche Zeitung
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History ...
'' and ''
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR; ''Northern German Broadcasting'') is a public broadcasting, public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR broadcasts for the German states of Lower Saxony, M ...
''.
In 1965, he screened his short film ''
Noch und Nöcher
Noch may refer to:
* Noch (model railroads), a model railroad company
* ''Noch'' (album), a 1986 album by Kino
* Noch, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
* "Noch" (song), a 1984 song by David Tukhmanov
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'' (with
Iris Berben
Iris Renate Dorothea Berben (, born 12 August 1950) is a German actress and voice actress.
Biography
Berben was born in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant.
Berben has appeared in about ...
) at the
Berlinale
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. But his actual artist's departure was in 1968. Instead of a normal academic final degree, he founded the first
Internationale Walter Benjamin Gesellschaft
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in Hamburg. Its purpose: to promote
Benjamin
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into a global prototype of theory of revolutionary change beside
Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 p ...
, and to connect Benjamin's insights with the mass phenomenon of pop music. From his first docentship at the
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
The Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg) is a higher education and applied research institution located in Hamburg, Germany. Formerly known as ''Fachhochschule Hamburg,'' the ''Hamburg U ...
in 1971, through his 2014 book ''Wo sind wir, wenn wir im Bilde sind?'' (Where Are We When We Are In The Picture?) he has always been concerned with the freedom, power, and variety of imagination.
Between the 1970s and 1980s almost every child knew him as "Zaubertramp" because of his conjuring performances all over the country, his appearances in TV shows like
Sesamstrasse and others, and because his children's book, which he illustrated himself, became a bestseller. He also developed a performance art, about which
Die Zeit
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No. 32, 04. August 1978 wrote: "In his person are blended jugglery, poetry, standup theater, and self-expression into a kind of entertainment that is really based on a colloquy with the audience". As a solo artist who presented almost two-hour performances at thousands of cabarets, street and folk festivals, he also appeared at the top theatres, opera houses, and art museums in Germany, which earned him the nickname "Totalkünstler" (total artist).
Since the turn of the 21st century, he has concentrated more and more on freely spoken lectures which include distinctive performance art elements.
Performances and expositions
Group shows (selection)
* 1986 ''Diogenes Synopse — ein paar Radischen'' at Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 05.-08. 1986.
* 1987 ''Wenn Elefanten sich treffen, kommt einiges Gewicht zusammen'', with
En Esch
Nicklaus Schandelmaier, (born 23 March 1968) is a German musician, better known by his stage name En Esch, and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot, and . And more recently with NUKES, a 16 member band that includes Chris C ...
, Jacques Sehy and Udo Sturm at
Staatsoper Hamburg
The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''Genera ...
, 1987.
* 1988 ''Graphik, Collagen, Multiples'', Galerie Kammer, Hamburg
Solo shows (selection)
* 1988 ''Arbeiten auf Papier'', Kunst Büro Berlin 1988.
* 1988 ''Sympathy for Piano und Pump'',
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Martin-Gropius-Bau, commonly known as Gropius Bau, is an important exhibition building in Berlin, Germany. Originally a museum of applied arts, the building has been a listed historical monument since 1966. It is located at 7 Niederkirchnerstra ...
Berlin 1988
* 2002: ''Phantombild des Paradoxen'' (Composite Sketch of Paradoxy), performance lecture in celebration of the 450-anniversary of the
Philipps-Universität Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
2002.
* 2008: Guest Poet on ''Ringelnatz-Sommer'', Kulturhistorisches Museum,
Wurzen
Wurzen () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig on the main line via Riesa to Dresden. It has a cathedral datin ...
* 2015: ''Rilke — Reise, Rausch und Rose'', Rilke-Soiré, 14. 03. 2015
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
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* Housing estate
A hou ...
, Maison Heinrich Heine, Paris.
* 2017: ''Sich die Freiheit nehmen. Über die Bilderfinderin
Hannah Höch
Hannah Höch (; 1 November 1889 – 31 May 1978) was a German Dada artist. She is best known for her work of the Weimar period, when she was one of the originators of photomontage. Photomontage, or fotomontage, is a type of collage in which the pa ...
'' (Taking Freedom. About the Image-inventress Hannah Höch), lecture-performance at Galerie St. Gertrude, Hamburg 2017.
Translating
In the '70s, Neutert began translations from English into German, and since living in New York in 1980, he has also translated works from German into English,
In 2013, at the
Leipzig Book Fair
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, during a public reading at "Leipzig liest" Neutert provided insights into his greatest private passion project—translating
Gottfried Benn
Gottfried Benn (2 May 1886 – 7 July 1956) was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1951.
Biography and work
Family and beginnings
Go ...
’s poetry adequately to preserve his linguistic innovations as well as his poetic sound.
Publications
Anthologies
* 1999: ''Dompteur des flüchtigen Augenblicks'', in: Martin Pudenz: ''Selbst''. Umschau/Braus Verlag, Heidelberg 1999.
* 2000: ''
Shigeru Ban
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, The Hyatt Foundation, retrieved 26 March 2014 is a Japanese architect, known for his i ...
. Ein sanfter Revolutionär'' (A Soft Revolutionary), in: ''Shigeru Ban Architects/Paper Tube Architecture — 10 Works 1990-2000''. Galerie Kammer, Architektur und Kunst, Junius Verlag, Hamburg 2000. .
* 2004: ''Das Abwesende, das stets anwesend ist. Die Beunruhigungsfigur des Denkens'', in: ''Ruhm, Tod und Unsterblichkeit. Über den Umgang mit der Endlichkeit''. Hrsg. von Konrad Paul Lissmann, Philosophicum Lech, Bd.7, Paul Zsolnay Verlag Wien, 2004, .
* 2006: ''Aus der Stille. Eine Antwort auf Friedrich Hölderlin'' (From the silence. A response to Friedrich Hölderlin), in: ''Vom Wesentlichen zur Substanz'', Bad Driburg, 2006.
* 2014 ''Fahrradspaß. Geschichten und Gedichte''. Selected by Alexander Kluy. Reclam Verlag Stuttgart 2014, .
Editing
* 1968: "Nathias-Neutert-Magazin", Nr. 1, 18. Oktober 1968, Cicero Presse, Hamburg.
* 1971: ''Spielen'', Vorwort
Bazon Brock
Bazon Brock (born Jürgen Johannes Hermann Brock, 2 June 1936) is a German art theorist and critic, multi-media generalist and artist. He is considered a member of Fluxus. He was a professor of aesthetics at the Hochschule für bildende Künste ...
, Kunstverein Hamburg 1971.
* 1980: Natias Neutert: ''Foolnotes'', Very Best German Poems. Bilingual Edition, Smith Gallery, Soho New York 1980.
* 1989: ''Der fremde Blick'', Kunst mit Fotografie. Faksimile-Mappe mit 12 einliegenden Blättern von
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Heinrich Beuys ( , ; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and anthroposophy. He was a founder of a provocative art mov ...
,
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (16 April 1940 – 23 April 1975) was a German writer of poems, short stories, a novel, essays, letters, and diaries.
Life and work
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann is considered an important forerunner of the German so-called ''Pop-Li ...
,
Jürgen Klauke
Jürgen Klauke (born 6 September 1943) is a German artist. Beginning in the 1960s, he used his own body as a subject of his photographs. He also experimented with minimalism and surrealism. The ZKM in Karlsruhe exhibits his work. ,
Yves Klein
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,
Urs Lüthi,
Sigmar Polke
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Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s ...
et al. Edition Boa Vista, Hamburg 1989.
Monographies
* 1971: Nathias Neutert: ''Bausteine für eine polyästhetische Erziehung'' (Building Blocks for a Polyesthetic Education). Fachhochschule für Gestaltung, Hamburg 1971.
* Nathias Neutert: »
Adorno
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He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of critica ...
ist tot. Der von uns verschiedene Philosoph". Pozzo Press, Hamburg 1971,
* 1976: Nathias Neutert: ''100 Tricks und Zaubereien'', 1st edition in 1976, 10th edition in 1993. Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek bei
Hamburg
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* 1977: Nathias Neutert: ''Was ist und was sein soll'', Edition Pozzo Press, Karlsruhe 1977.
* 1982: Natias Neutert: ''You Can Make Magic'', Angus & Robertson, London/Canberra 1982. .
* 2014: Natias Neutert: ''Wo sind wir, wenn wir im Bilde sind? Über Differenziale der Einbildungskraft''. Lilienstaub & Schmidt, Berlin 2014, .
Bibliography (selection)
* Christa Sobe: ''Ein zaubernder Literat'' (A Conjuring Littérateur) in:
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung
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Lower Saxony (german: ...
, Feuilleton, 09.05.1978.
* Michael Buselmeier: ''Klaun'' (Fool) in:
Theater heute
''Theater heute'' (German: ''Theatre Today'') is a German language monthly magazine with a special focus on theatre. The magazine is based in Berlin, Germany, and has been in circulation since 1960.
History and profile
''Theater heute'' was foun ...
, vol 6, Juni 1981, p. 68.
* Elisabeth Rumpf: ''Das Ein-Mensch-Theater'' (The
One-Mensch-Theater), in: ''Zur Person''
Die Welt
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''Die Welt'' is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group. Its leading competitors are the ''Frankfurter Allg ...
Nr. 55, 06. 03. 1981.
* Manfred Sack: ''Musikalische Performance. Piano und Pumpe'' in:
Die Zeit
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History
The ...
no 40, 30. 09. 1988.
See also
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Boa Vista (literary magazine)
''Boa Vista'' [] (Portuguese language, Portuguese for'' beautiful view '') was a German language, German literary magazine, founded in Hamburg in 1974 and published until 1983.
The magazine came out at irregular intervals and produced ten issues.C ...
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Pop journalism
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Sympathy (music)
References
External links
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*''Natias Neutert: Selbst als Bär'' by Dagmar Weiss
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