Bøger af Johannes Odenthal

The painter Achim Freyer, who was a master student of Bertolt Brecht's, has gained an internationalreputation for his theatre works since the 1970s. However, he always remained first and foremosta visual artist, who made a systematic study of aesthetic and social issues. He escaped fromEast Germany in 1972, whereupon he changed the theatre using the visual arts as his medium. Hetook part in documenta in 1977 and 1987. Stagings like his 1988 Einstein on the Beach embody asynthesis of stagecraft and painting. This monograph is the first to focus on his complete artisticoeuvre, placing it in the context of his theatre work and collection of art. Freyer's late paintingsare a brilliant body of work powered by his undimmed creativity.Achim Freyer, b. 1934 in Berlin, is a visual artist, theatre- and film-maker, university lecturer, collector,and benefactor. Johannes Odenthal, b. 1956 in Cologne, is an art historian and archaeologist.From 2006 to 2022, he was head of programming at the Akademie der Kü nste in Berlin.

1955 in einem Armenviertel in São Paulo geboren, wurde Ismael Ivo zu einem der bekanntesten und erfolgreichsten Tänzer weltweit. Als Initiator und Direktor von Festivals wie dem ImPulsTanz Festival in Wien hat er Tanzgeschichte geschrieben. Künstlerisch ging er enge Verbindungen mit Johann Kresnik, Marcia Haydée, Ushio Amagatsu, George Tabori, Koffi Kôkô und vielen anderen ein. Heute ist er eine Symbolfigur der afrobrasilianischen Emanzipation. Der Band Ismael Ivo. Ich glaube an den Körper versammelt Interviews aus verschiedenen Epochen seines Schaffens, Erinnerungen von Wegbegleiter·innen in Brasilien und Europa, Bildessays von Anno Wilms und Dieter Blum sowie ein umfassendes Werkverzeichnis. So zeichnet die Publikation erstmals das Leben und Wirken eines Ausnahmekünstlers und -menschen nach. Johannes Odenthal, Kunsthistoriker und Autor für Tanz, Performance und zeitgenössische Kunst, war von 2006 bis 2022 Programmbeauftragter der Akademie der Künste, Berlin. Anno Wilms (1935 - 2016) arbeitete als freiberufliche Fotografin. Dieter Blum, geb. 1936, arbeitete u. a. für Stern, Der Spiegel, Time, National Geographic, FAZ-Magazin und SZ-Magazin.--Born in 1955 in a poor district of São Paulo, Ismael Ivo became one of the world's most famous and successful dancers. As instigator and director of festivals like the ImPulsTanz Festival in Vienna, he shaped dance history. Artistically, he forged close connections with Johann Kresnik, Marcia Haydée, Ushio Amagatsu, George Tabori, Koffi Kôkô, and many others. He has now become a figure symbolizing Afro-Brazilian emancipation. I Believe in the Body brings together interviews from different periods of his creative career, the recollections of those who were with him in Brazil and Europe, visual essays by Anno Wilms and Dieter Blum, and a comprehensive catalogue raisonné. The book is the first publication of its kind to delineate the life and work of an exceptional artist and person. Johannes Odenthal, art historian and writer on dance, performance, and contemporary art, was director of programming at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, from 2006 to 2022. Anno Wilms (1935-2016) worked as a freelance photographer taking pictures for exhibitions, advertising, book illustrations, and magazines. Dieter Blum, b. 1936, has worked for magazines like Stern, Der Spiegel, Time, National Geographic, FAZ-Magazin, and SZ-Magazin.