Andreas Heusser | |
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 Heusser in 2015 | |
| Born | 1976 |
| Education | Philosophy, German literature |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich |
| Occupation(s) | artist, art curator |
| Years active | 2013 - present |
| Website | www |
Andreas Heusser (born 1976) is a Swiss conceptual artist, cultural entrepreneur and curator based in Zurich and Johannesburg.
In 2001, Andreas Heusser obtained an intermediate diploma in psychology, which laid the groundwork for his subsequent academic pursuits. He then advanced to the University of Zurich, where he engaged in interdisciplinary studies in philosophy and German literature, culminating in dual master's degrees in 2003. Heusser attended the Bern University of Arts from 2011 to 2013, where he earned a master's degree focused on contemporary arts practice within the fine arts discipline. [1]
Heusser created the strategy game: Comploty, based on real-life conspiracy theories. It provides background informations and anecdotes about more than 100 current conspiracy myths. "Comploty – Brettspiel aus Verschwörungstheorien". SRF 1 (in German). 2023-12-20. The players slip into the role of the powerful elites who are working behind the scenes towards world domination. In addition to texts, graphics and illustrations, the implementation of the project also includes 3D design, videos, animations, web content, social media content, AI elements and diffusion strategies. The project breaks with the usual conditions of reception by presenting the artwork in the unusual form of a parlour game. [2]
In 2013, Heusser developed the No Show Museum, a museum dedicated to the various manifestations of nothingness throughout the history of art. [3] The museum has a mobile presentation space in a converted postal car. [4] In 2015, the No Show Museum started a world tour. The first stage lasted from July to October 2015 through Europe, staging around 30 exhibitions in 20 different countries, before the museum arrived in Italy and participated at the 56th Venice Art Biennale. [5] In the summer of 2016, the mobile museum was shipped from Europe to America, where an 80-day exhibition tour led from New York to Canada, then to the West Coast of the U.S., and finally to Baja California Sur, Mexico. [6] The third stage of the world tour took place from 2017 to 2018 and led from Mexico through the countries of Central America to Colombia. [7] The fourth stage took place in 2018 through Western Europe with exhibitions in France, Spain, and Portugal, including a show at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon. [8]
As an artist, Heusser first became known for a series of satirical long-term projects that attempt to bridge the gap between art and activism, among them:
All three were fictional organizations which imitated and parodied real institutions. The projects mainly took place outside of art institutions, and involved counterfeiting websites, propaganda videos, press releases, social media posts, and other forms of dissemination. [12] Tactics like provocation, public interventions, and hoaxes were used to create controversy and generate media coverage in dominant media outlets. [13] Despite the satiric content, the fake organizations and fictitious characters were often mistaken as legitimate. [14]
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