Lawrence Malstaf, Transporter 02008From gallery to art office
Tallieu Art Office works in various fields such as visual, installation and new media art, contemporary classical music, sound art, music and performing arts with a special interest in transdisciplinary projects and a
focus on selection, promotion, exhibitions, networking, consultancy, expertise
and representation.
With the ambition to explore new paths and to extend its activities beyond the traditional concept of an art gallery, Tallieu Art Office & Ischa Tallieu continue to build upon the experience and achievements within the context of a promotion gallery.
From 1989 until 2014, Galerie Fortlaan 17 earned its position in the contemporary arts world, constantly reinforcing its reputation thanks to high-profile exhibitions, projects, publications, involvement in international art fairs, performances, debates and lectures.
David Bowen, tele-present water, 2011News & Agenda Summer 2019
05.07.2019Teun Vonk at FILE Electronic Language International Festival, Sao Paulo (BR) - Lawrence Malstaf at IOMA, Beijing (ROC) - A Two Dogs Company / Kris Verdonck at Kampnagel - Internationales Zentrum für schönere Künste - Internationales Sommerfestival 2019, Hamburg (D) - Kris Verdonck at Kunstfest Weimar (D) - David Bowen at ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe (D), New Westminster New Media Gallery, Vancouver (CA), Eden Project, Cornwall (UK) and Plains Art Museum, Fargo (USA)
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Hermann Nitsch
°1938Hermann Nitsch (Vienna, Austria, 1938) founded the Orgien Mysterien Theater (OMT) in 1957. With the OMT he takes a step towards the realization of his ultimate aim: a global work of art which is to last for six days and which centres around the themes of the mystery play and orgy. The OMT resulted from Nitsch's involvement with culture and informal and abstract painting, but its origins also go back to the tradition of religious rituals. Nitsch produces his paintings in series. For example, preparing a performance for the OMT, he spills red paint on the canvas which he then works with his hands. For Nitsch, art means catharsis. Painting is an energetic process which emanates from direct expression. Red, as a symbol of joy, ecstasy, fire and blood, is his favourite colour. Nitsch is also one of the leading figures of the Wiener Aktionismus, a movement, which, like the 'happenings' of the sixties, sought to break new grounds.
The significance of Nitsch's work has long been recognized. Already in 1972 he was invited to participate in the Documenta, and in 1982 he participated again. On the occasion of the world exhibition in 1992 in Seville, a retrospective exhibition of his work was organized, which then travelled to various cities, like Vienna, Rome, Luxembourg, Palma de Mallorca, Linz,... In 1995 the Viennese opera invited him to collaborate on the production of Jules Massenet's opera 'Hérodiade'. He took care of the setting, costumes and direction. The '6-Tage-Spiel' (six-day play) was staged for the first time in Prinzendorf in 1998. In 2007 the Hermann Nitsch Museum opened its doors in Mistelbach (AT).