Ulrike Ottinger: La Vie Quotidienne / Contemporary Fine Arts Basel
- 9 months ago
The Berlin-based gallery Contemporary Fine Arts has opened its new Basel gallery space with an exhibition that shows key works from the early period of the artistic work of the German filmmaker, photographer and artist Ulrike Ottinger. The show, titled “La Vie Quotidienne”, features rarely shown works from Ottinger’s early years in Paris, which also foreshadow Ulrike Ottinger’s later cinematic idiom, which launched her on a worldwide career as a film artist. The exhibition runs until October 14, 2023.
Ulrike Ottinger was born in 1942. She grew up in the city of Constance on Lake Constance. From 1962 until the beginning of 1969 she worked as an independent artist in Paris. In the early 70s, her interest in painting, photography and performance lead her into making films. Her first film script, ‘The Mongolian Double Drawer’ (Die Mongolische Doppelschublade) was written in 1966. After her return to West Germany she founded, in association with Constance University, the ‘filmclub visuell’ in 1969. Her first film, ‘Laocoon and Sons’ (Laokoon und Söhne), made in collaboration with Tabea Blumenschein, was recorded in 1971-1973. In 1973 she moved to Berlin and filmed the Happening-documentary ‘Berlinfever – Wolf Vastell’ (Berlinfieber – Wolf Vastell). Ulrike Ottinger has won numerous prizes for her film. In 2019 she was called to the jury of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which confers the Academy Awards (“Oscars”) every year.
Ulrike Ottinger: La Vie Quotidienne / Contemporary Fine Arts Basel. Basel (Switzerland), August 26, 2023.
Ulrike Ottinger was born in 1942. She grew up in the city of Constance on Lake Constance. From 1962 until the beginning of 1969 she worked as an independent artist in Paris. In the early 70s, her interest in painting, photography and performance lead her into making films. Her first film script, ‘The Mongolian Double Drawer’ (Die Mongolische Doppelschublade) was written in 1966. After her return to West Germany she founded, in association with Constance University, the ‘filmclub visuell’ in 1969. Her first film, ‘Laocoon and Sons’ (Laokoon und Söhne), made in collaboration with Tabea Blumenschein, was recorded in 1971-1973. In 1973 she moved to Berlin and filmed the Happening-documentary ‘Berlinfever – Wolf Vastell’ (Berlinfieber – Wolf Vastell). Ulrike Ottinger has won numerous prizes for her film. In 2019 she was called to the jury of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which confers the Academy Awards (“Oscars”) every year.
Ulrike Ottinger: La Vie Quotidienne / Contemporary Fine Arts Basel. Basel (Switzerland), August 26, 2023.