Japan 8 – 9 – 3 Achim Duchow
January 30 – March 16, 2014
Weltkunstzimmer
Exhibition
Photographs from 1979 – 1993
Exhibition concept
Janine Blöß and Max Schulze
Opening hours Thu–Sun 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Free admission.
Program:
Mi, Jan 29, 7 p.m.
Opening
With concert by "Achim's friends"
Sun, Feb 2, 4 p.m.
Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2014
Exhibition introduction and refreshments
with Prof. Bazon Brock
Fr, Feb 7, 8 p.m.
Filmscreening
"Just visiting this planet"
Talk with Peter Sempel
Fr, Mar 14, 2014
Artist talk, 7 p.m.
"Blicke auf Japan gestern/heute" (eng.: ""Views of Japan yesterday/today"")
With Klaus Honnef, Katja Stuke, Oliver Sieber und Thomas Neumann
Publication for the exhibition:
The A4-format brochure for the exhibition "Japan 8-9-3. Achim Duchow in search of Japan" contains documents from the Duchow estate that were created between 1980 and 1985, including the film synopsis and storyboard for the film draft "Japan 8-9-3" by Achim Duchow and Wolfgang Düchting.
Also included is a detailed, up-to-date biography of the artist Achim Duchow.
Price: 2 euros.
info(at)weltkunstzimmer.de
As a special highlight of the Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2014, Bazon Brock will give a personal introduction to the exhibition "Japan 8-9-3 Achim Duchow - In Search of Japan." We look forward to a concert by Joe Brockerhoff and Achim's friends at the exhibition opening.
For the first time since Achim Duchow's death in 1993, photographic works from his estate are being shown. The exhibition provides an insight into the diverse motifs, depths, and worlds that Achim Duchow encountered during his long stays in Japan from 1979 to 1993. Known for his ironic paintings and his collaboration with Sigmar Polke, Achim Duchow remained undiscovered as a photographer for a long time. From his fellowship stay from 1979 to 1981, his focus on Japan occupied a large part of his photographic oeuvre until his death in 1993. He leaves behind a wealth of observations that show the country far removed from cherry blossom clichés and mystification. His photographic gaze is characterized by a documentary approach that, despite his photographic training, often plays with a snapshot aesthetic. Through his tattoo, Duchow gained access to underground organizations such as the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Ya-Ku-Za (dialectal pronunciation of the numbers 8-9-3) is a worthless card in the card game Oicho-Kabu. Duchow also called a film draft “Japan 8-9-3” that was never realized, but which is now being revisited in the exhibition with its individual stations. The title “Japan 8-9-3” refers to the subterranean and the seemingly worthless, the subtle, which is brought to light in the exhibition through contrasting photo series and slide projections from the underworld, the underground music scene, everyday culture and tradition. The Hans Peter Zimmer Foundation has a special history with Achim Duchow. Born in 1948, the artist studied at the HBK Hamburg under K. B. Brehmer and Sigmar Polke, with whom he later conceived collaborative works and developed a close friendship. In 1987, he and his colleagues moved into the former CON-SUM, now the headquarters of the Hans Peter Zimmer Foundation. Duchow revitalized the location and its scene, attracting many artists and musicians to the space. His entire estate is now housed here.
With the kind support by Grieger
Japan 8 – 9 – 3 Achim Duchow
January 30 – March 16, 2014
Weltkunstzimmer
Exhibition
Photographs from 1979 – 1993
Exhibition concept
Janine Blöß and Max Schulze
Opening hours Thu–Sun 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Free admission.
Program:
Mi, Jan 29, 7 p.m.
Opening
With concert by "Achim's friends"
Sun, Feb 2, 4 p.m.
Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2014
Exhibition introduction and refreshments
with Prof. Bazon Brock
Fr, Feb 7, 8 p.m.
Filmscreening
"Just visiting this planet"
Talk with Peter Sempel
Fr, Mar 14, 2014
Artist talk, 7 p.m.
"Blicke auf Japan gestern/heute" (eng.: ""Views of Japan yesterday/today"")
With Klaus Honnef, Katja Stuke, Oliver Sieber und Thomas Neumann
Publication for the exhibition:
The A4-format brochure for the exhibition "Japan 8-9-3. Achim Duchow in search of Japan" contains documents from the Duchow estate that were created between 1980 and 1985, including the film synopsis and storyboard for the film draft "Japan 8-9-3" by Achim Duchow and Wolfgang Düchting.
Also included is a detailed, up-to-date biography of the artist Achim Duchow.
Price: 2 euros.
info(at)weltkunstzimmer.de
As a special highlight of the Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2014, Bazon Brock will give a personal introduction to the exhibition "Japan 8-9-3 Achim Duchow - In Search of Japan." We look forward to a concert by Joe Brockerhoff and Achim's friends at the exhibition opening.
For the first time since Achim Duchow's death in 1993, photographic works from his estate are being shown. The exhibition provides an insight into the diverse motifs, depths, and worlds that Achim Duchow encountered during his long stays in Japan from 1979 to 1993. Known for his ironic paintings and his collaboration with Sigmar Polke, Achim Duchow remained undiscovered as a photographer for a long time. From his fellowship stay from 1979 to 1981, his focus on Japan occupied a large part of his photographic oeuvre until his death in 1993. He leaves behind a wealth of observations that show the country far removed from cherry blossom clichés and mystification. His photographic gaze is characterized by a documentary approach that, despite his photographic training, often plays with a snapshot aesthetic. Through his tattoo, Duchow gained access to underground organizations such as the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Ya-Ku-Za (dialectal pronunciation of the numbers 8-9-3) is a worthless card in the card game Oicho-Kabu. Duchow also called a film draft “Japan 8-9-3” that was never realized, but which is now being revisited in the exhibition with its individual stations. The title “Japan 8-9-3” refers to the subterranean and the seemingly worthless, the subtle, which is brought to light in the exhibition through contrasting photo series and slide projections from the underworld, the underground music scene, everyday culture and tradition. The Hans Peter Zimmer Foundation has a special history with Achim Duchow. Born in 1948, the artist studied at the HBK Hamburg under K. B. Brehmer and Sigmar Polke, with whom he later conceived collaborative works and developed a close friendship. In 1987, he and his colleagues moved into the former CON-SUM, now the headquarters of the Hans Peter Zimmer Foundation. Duchow revitalized the location and its scene, attracting many artists and musicians to the space. His entire estate is now housed here.
With the kind support by Grieger
