Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock live and work as artists in Berlin. Prof. Renata Stih teaches at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin (art & technology, film & media), Frieder Schnock, a trained art historian (PhD) works also as curator and art consultant. Their art is principally devoted to the ways in which the introduction of new media have brought about new modes of seeing and experiencing one's surroundings and to the possibilities of exerting psychological influence through the intrusion of art into the sphere of everyday life. The work has been shaped by studies about how memory functions in the social sphere and how it is reflected symbolically in the space of the city. Lectures and public discussions are an integral part of their activity as artists.
2005 |
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Artists in residence at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
2000 |
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Rockefeller Fellows, The Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study and Conference Center |
Projects in public space (selection): |
1993 |
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"Places of Remembrance," memorial in the Bavarian Quarter, Berlin-Schöneberg |
1994-95 |
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"Bus Stop," project for a Holocaust Memorial in Berlin |
1996-97 |
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"Neues Deutschland Bild," Haus der Geschichte, Bonn/Leipzig |
1998 |
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"Invitation," advertising self help groups, Berlin-Alexanderplatz |
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"Who needs art, we need potatoes," Staatsgalerie Stuttgart |
2003-04 |
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"Signs from Berlin," The Jewish Museum New York |
2004 |
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"The Art of Collecting - Flick in Berlin," Billboards-Publication-Panel discussion |
2005 |
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"Berlin Messages," Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
2006-07 |
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"LIFE~BOAT," Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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