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Uploaded by on Jul 29, 2011

MERZBAU reconstruction at Berkeley Art Museum 7/2011.



Video, animation, editing by Mona Caron.



The legendary Hanover MERZbau was created by Dada/Constructivist artist Kurt Schwitters in his apartment in Hanover, Germany in 1931-33, and was destroyed in 1943 during an allied air raid.


In 1981-83 Peter Bissegger reconstructed the Hanover MERZbau through extensive calculations and research, and with the important help of Ernst Schwitters' memories (Kurt Schwitters' son.)



Information about the long adventure of reconstructing this lost classic of modern art can be found at 
www.merzbaureconstruction.com

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  • Wow, very impressive! Thanks for posting!

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