Peter Fischli & David Weiss
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| - | {{Template}}'''Peter Fischli''' (* 8th June [[1952]] in Zurich) and '''David Weiss''' (* 21st June [[1946]] in Zurich), often shortened to Fischli/Weiss, are an artist duo that have been collaborating since 1979. They are among the most renowned [[contemporary art]]ists of [[Switzerland]]. Their best known work is the film "[[Der Lauf der Dinge]] (The Way Things Go)." | + | {{Template}} |
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| - | For their work, they make use of a large bandwidth of artistic forms of expression: Film and photography, art-books, sculptures made out of different materials, and multimedia-installations. They adapt objects and situations of the everyday life and place them into an artistic context — often using humour and irony. | + | |
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| - | Art critics often see in the parodying bearing of their work parallels to the artists [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Dieter Roth]] or [[Jean Tinguely]]. | + | |
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| - | Fischli/Weiss frequently represent Switzerland at international cultural events, like the [[Venice Biennale]] and others. Both live and work in [[Zurich]]. | + | |
| + | '''Peter Fischli''' (born 8 June 1952) and '''David Weiss''' (21 June 1946 – 27 April 2012), often shortened to Fischli/Weiss, were an artist duo that had been collaborating since 1979. They were among the most renowned contemporary artists of [[Switzerland]]. Their best known work is the film "[[Der Lauf der Dinge]] (The Way Things Go)." This was described by The Guardian as being "post apocalyptic" as it is all about chain reactions and the way in which objects fly, crash, and explode across the studio it was shot in. Fischli lives and works in [[Zurich]]; Weiss died on 27 April 2012. | ||
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Peter Fischli (born 8 June 1952) and David Weiss (21 June 1946 – 27 April 2012), often shortened to Fischli/Weiss, were an artist duo that had been collaborating since 1979. They were among the most renowned contemporary artists of Switzerland. Their best known work is the film "Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go)." This was described by The Guardian as being "post apocalyptic" as it is all about chain reactions and the way in which objects fly, crash, and explode across the studio it was shot in. Fischli lives and works in Zurich; Weiss died on 27 April 2012.
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