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Christoph Faulhaber in Hamburg
Christoph Faulhaber participates in the exhibition “Sechs Künstler – Sechs Reisen – Sechs Ausstellungen” in the Produzentengalerie Hamburg. The exhibition is organized by the association “Neue Kunst in Hamburg”, and shows works by the scholarship holders, who were selected by curator Johan Holten.
http://www.produzentengalerie.com
Neue Kunst in Hamburg
Christoph Faulhaber
06/24/ – 07/23/2011 | OPENING RECEPTION: 23 June, 2011, 6p.m.
Press Release Christoph Faulhaber
In his work of recent years, the Hamburger project artist Christoph Faulhaber always exposed himself: One of his most famous actions was carried out 2005-2007 is the project “Mr. Security”, in which he and his colleague Lukasz Chrobok acted uninvited as a private security guard in front of U.S. embassies and consulates. Such actions and their documentation, Faulhaber permanently drew the anger of the U.S. Administration on himself – Refusal of entry and withdrawal scholarship inclusive. The debate about sovereignty and borders of public and private space flows with Christoph Faulhaber in the exploration of the limits of artistic freedom. For his now in the cor gallery zurich presented project Faulhaber becomes the broker and owner of the real estate company “Fidelity Real Estate”, which offered various objects on the Caribbean island of Cuba for sale. The glossy brochure and presentation of traditional real estate advertising disguised as work does not conceal the irritation that arises quickly: Image and Image caption do not match. Photographs, wich Faulhaber has taken 2008 while a visit to Cuba of decaying and useless buildings, he combines with texts that come from a brochure for luxury homes in Florida. Only the locations were changed, so now luxurious and desirable properties in the “Boom Town” Havana are advertised. In a subtle way Faulhaber questioned the potency of images and their subtexts: “At a time when all that we encounter read as images or symbols and take in every situation assessment requires, what really stands behind it, also works of art because in this new concept of image to acquire.” (Christoph Faulhaber)
In a second focus of the exhibition Faulhaber presents his project “cooperatives” which was considered at the “Art & Architecture” – cooperative competition Kalkbreite in Zurich on 1 Price (240,000 CHF). “With the unanimous choice of Faulhaber’s proposal, the jury selected the most consistent and also most radical proposal.” (PR release of the cooperative Kalkbreite)
Christoph Faulhaber
Fidelity Real Estate
11. Juni – 20. August 2011
Opening Reception Friday 10 June, 7-10p.m.
Open House Weekend 11/12 June, 2011
On “Open House Weekend 2011, ” the cor Gallery presents the solo exhibition of Christoph Faulhaber “Fidelity Real Estate” and the group exhibition “repertoire” with works by Gabriele Basch, Marcela Böhm, Armin Hartenstein, Johannes Hüppi, Judith Lindner, Jürgen Paas, Peter Schlör und den Koreanern Seong Hwang, Bae Joonsung, Nam June Paik, Min Jungyeon, Lee Kangwook, Yun Lee Hong Sungchul, Kim Yongjin.
The gallery is open on Saturday the 11th June and Sunday 12th June each day from 11.00am until 5.00pm.
Christoph Faulhaber
Homepage Christoph Faulhaber
Christoph Faulhaber: Mister Security. A Film by Clemens Riha
Biography
1972 Born in Osnabrück, Germany
1992 Universität Hannover: Mechanical Engineering
1993-1996 Universität Kaiserslautern: Architecture
1996 Guest Student at Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa
1997-2002 Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg: Various Projects in Art, Landscape and Design
2000 Guest Student at Bauhaus Universität Weimar
2002 Guest Student at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Graduated from Hochschule für bildende Künste: Diploma (Thesis on the Politics and Aesthetics of the Rebuilding Process at Ground Zero, New York)
Christoph Faulhaber. Fidelity Real Estate.
In his work of recent years, the Hamburger project artist Christoph Faulhaber always exposed himself: One of his most famous actions was carried out 2005-2007 is the project “Mr. Security”, in which he and his colleague Lukasz Chrobok acted uninvited as a private security guard in front of U.S. embassies and consulates. Such actions and their documentation, Faulhaber permanently drew the anger of the U.S. Administration on himself – Refusal of entry and withdrawal scholarship inclusive. The debate about sovereignty and borders of public and private space flows with Christoph Faulhaber in the exploration of the limits of artistic freedom. For his now in the cor gallery zurich presented project Faulhaber becomes the broker and owner of the real estate company “Fidelity Real Estate”, which offered various objects on the Caribbean island of Cuba for sale. The glossy brochure and presentation of traditional real estate advertising disguised as work does not conceal the irritation that arises quickly: Image and Image caption do not match. Photographs, wich Faulhaber has taken 2008 while a visit to Cuba of decaying and useless buildings, he combines with texts that come from a brochure for luxury homes in Florida. Only the locations were changed, so now luxurious and desirable properties in the “Boom Town” Havana are advertised. In a subtle way Faulhaber questioned the potency of images and their subtexts: “At a time when all that we encounter read as images or symbols and take in every situation assessment requires, what really stands behind it, also works of art because in this new concept of image to acquire.” (Christoph Faulhaber)
In a second focus of the exhibition Faulhaber presents his project “cooperatives” which was considered at the “Art & Architecture” – cooperative competition Kalkbreite in Zurich on 1 Price (240,000 CHF). “With the unanimous choice of Faulhaber’s proposal, the jury selected the most consistent and also most radical proposal.” (PR release of the cooperative Kalkbreite)
Christoph Faulhaber
Fidelity Real Estate
11 June – 20 August, 2011
Opening Reception:
Friday, 10 June, 2011, 7-10 p.m.