Representative work by Wolf Vostell
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Artist

Wolf Vostell

1932–1998 · German

  • Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
  • Beaux-Arts de Paris

Wolf Vostell was a key European Fluxus figure who used television sets, concrete, torn posters and public actions to address media, war and consumer culture. He developed the concept of décollage as both torn image and destructive event.

Installation; painting; happenings; video

Major Works

  • 19636 TV Dé-coll/age
  • 1958 onwardTV Dé-coll/age
  • 1970Concrete Traffic
  • 1975Fandango
  • 1963Sun in Your Head
  • 1967Miss Vietnam
  • 1968Elektronischer Dé-coll/age Happening Raum
  • 1975Endogene Depression
  • 1981Fluxus Zug
  • 1968Lipstick Bomber

Interviews & Writing

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