Alice Creischer

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Alice Creischer (1960 in Gerolstein) is a German artist, writer and theorist. [1] Her artistic practice and theoretical work focuses on issues of economic and institutional critique, globalization and the history of capitalism. [2]

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Life

Alice Creischer studied philosophy and German literature at University of Düsseldorf and Visual Arts at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where she was a master student of Fritz Schwegler. She co-curated a number of influential exhibitions, such as Messe 2ok (1995) [3] and ExArgentina (2004). [4] Together with Andreas Siekmann and Max Jorge Hinderer she curated the exhibition The Potosí Principle - How can we sing the song of the Lord in an alien land? [5] at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, which toured to Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (2010), Museo nacional de arte, La Paz (2011) and Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore, La Paz (2011). Since 2014, she is together with Andreas Siekmann professor for Spatial Strategies at Kunsthochschule Weißensee in Berlin. [6]

Selected Exhibitions

Solo shows

Group shows

Selected writings

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References

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  2. Marí, Bartomeu. "Alice Creischer: works and collaborations ...for the osmotic compensation of wealth pressure". TRANSFORM. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "Alice Creischer". eipcp - European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. "Ex Argentina: Genealogie einer Krise". Kulturstiftung des Bundes. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. "How can we sing the song of the Lord in an alien land?". The Potosí Principle. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Personen: Prof. Alice Creischer". Kunsthochschule Weißensee. Retrieved 16 April 2017.