German landscapes : 1493-1999

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Dürer’s images generously decorated my room as a child in Germany. The Praying Hands, The Rabbit, Melancholia etc. He embodied the protestant genius. In 1493 the young Albrecht Dürer drew six pillows, probably the same one in six different states, distorted and tortured by nightmares. The style is characteristic of Dürer, between expressionist charicature and a corporeal hyper-realism, whilst the layout on the page makes them look like the bricks in the Tate. The image of these pillows came back to me whilst I was making chromed objects that were scatological, intestinal or phallic in form; hygienic tools for narcissistic control freaks. I recreated the pillows whilst contemplating the accusation by Reger, in Thomas Bernhard’s Old Masters, against Dürer, “the proto-fascist, he who put nature on the canvas and assassinated it”. I retraced the depth and suppleness of the pleats and studied the nature of their volumes and folds with my fingertips. My translation of these “assassinated” objects into three dimensions became an investigation into the potential of the misunderstanding and the chance of opening up new spaces. M. H. Markus Hansen (born in 1963) has worked with a great variety of media, from performance to sculptures made with chocolate, drawings made with dust and dirt, he has over the last seven years also explored film making and cinematography. M. H. lives and works in Paris.

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Markus Hansen German Landscapes

1493-1999 Limited edition of 250 numbered copies plus 30 numbered and monogrammed “deluxe edition” accompanied by a signed and numbered original photograph by the artist Photos and layout: Markus Hansen © 2001 Markus Hansen &onestar press Printed by Dupli-print!, France onestar press www.onestarpress.com Write us at: info@onestarpress.com onestar press “a collection of books by artists”: • Christophe Boutin, “self-defense (two points of view)”, January 2000 • Hans Schabus, “[visite] 1999”, March 2000 • Harvey Benge, “aide-mémoire”, April 2000 • Paul-Armand Gette, “voyage”, June 2000 • Tim Maul, “studio visit”, June 2000 • Pamela Golden, “The Pirate”, September 2000 • Jason Stoneking, “no demon no god”, November 2000 • Jean Le Gac, “Les Adieux”, November 2000 • Bernard Heidsieck, “Nous étions bien peu en...”, January 2001 • Wolfgang Berkowski, “Incidental arrangements”, January 2001 • Véronique Aubouy, “Proust lu n°1 - n°182”, January 2001 • Max Neuhaus, “Ears”, January 2001 Projects under development at onestar press “a collection of books by artists”: • Mac Adams • Elisabetta Benassi, “Storyboard (You’ll never walk alone, Timecode)” • Christophe Boutin, • Philippe Buschinger, “domino” • Richard Dailey • Rachid Djaïdani • Marie-Ange Guilleminot • Liz Stirling, “Fade to Pink.” • Garret Linn • Tina Barney, “Portraits”

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