Empfangshalle
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Empfangshalle is the name of a German
performing art duo. It was founded by Corbinian Böhm
and Michael Gruber
in Munich
(Germany
) in 1995.
Medium of their works is the society. They perform their art projects in the open, especially in popular places. Their art projects - more often than not - are a mystery to the viewers and often cause confusion. A typical example was the staged "Gei hin hol" [gei: hi:n ho:l] mega-poster action with incomprehensible foreign language messages in Munich (2005).
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
performing art duo. It was founded by Corbinian Böhm
Corbinian Böhm
Corbinian Böhm is a German painter, installation artist and sculptor.-Biography:Böhm has grown up with five siblings in Harlaching, a borough of Munich. One of his brothers is the ski mountaineer Benedikt Böhm. After finishing his secondary education with the abitur he studied art history at the...
and Michael Gruber
Michael Gruber (artist)
Michael Gruber is a German painter, installation artist and sculptor.-Biography:After graduating from an apprenticeship as sculptor he majored in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) in 1995.
Medium of their works is the society. They perform their art projects in the open, especially in popular places. Their art projects - more often than not - are a mystery to the viewers and often cause confusion. A typical example was the staged "Gei hin hol" [gei: hi:n ho:l] mega-poster action with incomprehensible foreign language messages in Munich (2005).
Exhibitions and projects
(listed in chronological order)- 1998:
- "Pagine per la Libertà", PisaPisaPisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - "Sag lächelnd Good Bye" (say good bye with a smile), Old North Cemetery of Munich, Germany
- Skulpturenprojekt (project with sculptures), Alentejo, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- "Pagine per la Libertà", Pisa
- 1999:
- "Play", Old North Cemetery of Munich, Germany
- 2000:
- "Drei-Sekunden" (three seconds), on the ramp in front of the Empfangshalle studio, Munich, Germany
- "Empfangshalle macht sich ein Bild" (Empfangshalle gets an impression), Haus der KunstHaus der KunstThe Haus der Kunst is an art museum in Munich, Germany. It is located at Prinzregentenstrasse 1 at the southern edge of the Englischer Garten, Munich's largest park.-History:...
, Munich, Germany - "Himmelfahrt" (ascension), Diocesan Museum, FreisingFreisingFreising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Freising. Total population 48,500.The city is located north of Munich at the Isar river, near the Munich International Airport...
, Germany - "Laden und Löschen" (loading and deleting), Piazza, Munich literary house, Germany
- "Move me", subway entrances in Munich, NurembergNurembergNuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
and BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany - "Open Art", Maximiliansforum, Munich, Germany
- "Qualitätswochen" (quality weeks), state art gallery of Baden-BadenBaden-BadenBaden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
, Germany
- 2001:
- "Bitte melde Dich" (please call back ...), Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... - "Loch" (hole), joint project with Haubitz&Zoche
- "Kabûl Salonu", IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
- "Bitte melde Dich" (please call back ...), Brooklyn Bridge
- 2002:
- "Auf kürzestem Weg" (taking the shortest way possible), artists’ gallery ('Galerie der Künstler'), Munich, Germany
- "Auftraggeber mit Öffentlichkeit" (customer with public), Munich, Germany
- "Gelsenlos" (Gelsen(kirchen) lottery ticket)", Overtures, GelsenkirchenGelsenkirchenGelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....
, Germany
- 2003:
- "Cape of Good HopeCape of Good HopeThe Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
", an art project in public spacePublic spaceA public space is a social space such as a town square that is open and accessible to all, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age or socio-economic level. One of the earliest examples of public spaces are commons. For example, no fees or paid tickets are required for entry, nor are the entrants...
, KuopioKuopioKuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... - "Woher Kollege Wohin Kollege" (buddy, where do you come from, where are you going), an art project in public space, Munich, Germany
- Werkschau (exhibition of works), Kunsthaus Raskolnikow, DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany
- "Cape of Good Hope
- 2004:
- premiere of "Woher Kollege Wohin Kollege" buddy, where do you come from, where are you going), a documentary film of the same name as the art project, municipal museum, Munich, Germany
- "Brot und Butter" (bread and butter), municipal gallery in the Höhmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany
- "Schichtwechsel" (change of shift), hall 13, cotton spinning-mill ('BaumwollspinnereiLeipziger BaumwollspinnereiThe Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei is an industrial site in Leipzig, Germany. Parts of this 10-hectare site in the district of Lindenau are used today by art galleries, studios and restaurants....
'), LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany
- 2005:
- "Gei hin hol", [gei: hi:n ho:l], an art project in public space with mega-posters, Munich, Germany
- "Ein Kreuz für das 21. Jahrhundert" (a cross for the 21st century), diocesan museum, Freising, Germany
- "Willkommen in Leipzig" (welcome to Leipzig), together with Medium Green ('zwischengrün'), art association of Leipzig, Germany
- "Klopstockstr. Haus 6" (Klopstock street No 6), Petulapark, Munich, Germany
- 2006:
- "Eröffnungsausstellung H2 - Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst" (opening exhibition H2), Augsburg, Germany
- "as if we were alone", 'Ars ElectronicaArs ElectronicaArs Electronica is an organization based in Linz, Austria, founded in 1979 around a festival for art, technology and society that was part of the International Bruckner Festival. Herbert W. Franke is one of its founders. It became its own festival and a yearly event in 1986. Its director until 1995...
', LinzLinzLinz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(August 31 – September 5) - "Klopstockstr. Haus 6", Petulapark Munich
- "Image Flux: China, Guangzhou
- "as if we were alone", Filmfest München
- 2007:
- "Mobile journey", 52nd Venice BiennaleVenice BiennaleThe Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
- Fototriennale, Esslingen
- "Woher Kollege wohin Kollege", "urban stories", Berlin
- "Mobile journey", 52nd Venice Biennale
- 2008:
- "Camp Berlin", Berlin
- "Werkschau", Kunsthaus Raskolnikow, and public space in Dresden
- "Paradoxien des Öffentlichen", Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
- "seesaw", Dina4, studio, Berlin
- "3+2=4" DG Deutsche Gesellschaft für christliche Kunst, Munich
- "Golden Gate" Kunst am Bau project, Neues Schulzentrum, FürstenfeldbruckFürstenfeldbruckFürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base....
- "Seaplay" China Cup, installation work on the beach, ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
- "Wanderarbeiter" Shenzhen, video work and performance along with workers
Awards and nominations
- 1999: Kestler-Häusler-Stiftung sponsorship award
- 2001:
- Erwin-und-Gisela-von-Steiner-Stiftung scholarship
- 1st, "Kunst am Bau" competition, Munich East work yard planning
- 2002: Debutant of the Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Munich, and of BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
- 2003: Art prize of the Fürstenfeldbruck districtFürstenfeldbruck (district)Fürstenfeldbruck is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Munich and the districts of Munich, Starnberg, Landsberg, Aichach-Friedberg and Dachau.-History:...
- 2004: Young CIVIS media prizeCIVIS media prizeWith the Civis Europe's media prize for integration, programme performances in radio and television will be honoured which are particularly suitable for the promotion of peaceful coexistence within the European immigration community....
nomination of the "Woher Kollege Wohin Kollege" film, ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... - 2006: "der hausderkunst preis", Haus der Kunst art prize, Munich
- 2008: Erwin-und-Gisela-von-Steiner-Stiftung scholarship for the "Benjamin project"