St Petersburg, Russia, Museum of Nonconformist Art presents German Artist Fleckenstein

Museum of Nonconformist Art: “New Way of Life” by German artist Kurt Fleckenstein May, 23 - June, 21, 2009 / opening May 23 at 4pm

The exhibition project by a prominent German artist Kurt Fleckenstein represents a conceptual exploration of the modern people’s lifestyle. The author intentionally calls it “New Way of Life”, meaning the fall of the “Iron curtain” followed by capitalism thoroughly gaining the eastern part of Northern Europe and changing the people’s life radically.

The artist does not suggest any particular ways of solving the concrete problems, but just comprehends the consequences of capitalism boom for people and the environment in an artistic and esthetic way.

The project consists of three parts which will be exposed in the three halls of the Nonconformist Art Museum, united into the single context by means of clear conceptual ideas. The parts (“Red Box for Freedom”, “Chess – Game of the Kings”, “New Way of Life”) show the artist’s successively developing reflection on man’s freedom conditioned by his existence in the today world.

Kurt Fleckenstein Biography

* 1949
Study of Landscape Architecture (Master) with special emphasis on history of art at the FH Weihenstephan / Munich. Study of Regional Planning concerning environmental space and landscape at the University of Karlsruhe. Conferral of a doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) at the University of Kaiserslautern.
Publications regarding natural scenery: Festschrift Universität Kaiserslautern, UVP-Report, Natur und Recht, Bayerische Akademie für Natur- und Landschaftspflege …
Research award of the University of Karlsruhe. Political activity as member of the Regional- and Raumordnungsverband Unterer Neckar as well as in the Kreistag of Rhein-Neckar-Kreises. Works on a freelance basis in the areas of urban planning, landscape architecture, urban development and horticultural art. Since 2003, Kurt Fleckenstein works as a freelance artist with focus objects and installations in public space. Lives and works in Mannheim and Wroclaw.

Museum of Nonconformist Art, Russia, St. Petersburg

Museum of Nonconformist Art (Evgenij Orlov, director) was established by the Society "Free Culture" (Sergej Kovalsky, president) participated in Petersburg nonconformist art movement. The Museum was opened in summer 1998. Its task is to introduce the history of Russian/ Soviet underground art, its heroes, events and aesthetics. The Museum supports and regularly shows art projects focusing on actual problems of today’s Russian art and society. The museum collection includes works by Petersburg underground artists from early 50es to the 80es, and contemporary art (starting from late 80es) and stored more than 3000 exhibits (painting, graphic, sculpture, installation) in two halls. The general exhibition area is 340м.

Further information : Curator Lora Kucher
lora-nonmuseum@yandex.ru
www.p-10.ru

www.kurt-fleckenstein.com

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