Bowie, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-2142 (2017) W(al)king through trauma: Wolf Vostell and West Berlin in the 1960s. Canvas, 4. pp. 16-19.

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Abstract

This article discusses the work of 1960s Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell. Specifically in relation to the city of West Berlin in the form of the work Berlin: 100 Events. The paper analyses the relationship between art and city space and how the streets and places of the post-war city became contested and deeply symbolic. The 1960s saw a fundamental shift in how the new generation understood the world around them and the art of Vostell played a part in that development. Both the city and the younger generation were seeking a new identity and a new relationship to the world. The city spaces of West Berlin provided a catalyst for this recalibration.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fluxus; art movements; collage; 1960s; urban space; Berlin
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology D History General and Old World > DD Germany N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Design (DES)
Related URLs:	https://issuu.com/canvaseca
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2023 10:12
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/36727

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