Leumund Cult
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Jan Theiler, alias Pastor Leumund, born 1967, Germany. In the 1990s he was an influential curator, performance artist and musician on the underground scene organising large-scale music and performance events at various venues in East-Berlin including the Duncker14, K77, Prater, Kule, Tacheles and many more.
In 1997 he took part in the Labyrinth festival, in the Torpedo Hallen, Copenhagen.
In 1999 he exhibited at the Rich and Famous gallery, London.
He was one of a number of artists including Mark Divo
, the Mikry Drei, Lennie Lee
and Dan Jones to have squatted the Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)
in the February 2002 in an attempt to revive the Dada
movement.
He became well known in Zurich as spokesman for the neo-dadaists and curated also the second (Sihlpapier 2003), third (Toilethouses 2004) and fourth (Pornokino 2005) Dada festival together with Mark Divo in Zurich.
In 2005 he was included in the Real Biennale at the Kinsky Palace, Prague in the summer of 2005.
In 2005 he also attempted to set up a political party known as the Berg party during the struggle for the Palast der Republik.
In 1997 he took part in the Labyrinth festival, in the Torpedo Hallen, Copenhagen.
In 1999 he exhibited at the Rich and Famous gallery, London.
He was one of a number of artists including Mark Divo
Mark Divo
Mark Divo is a Luxembourgeois conceptual artist and curator who organises large scale interactive art projects incorporating the work of a number of well-known underground artists. His own work involves performance, photography, installation, often using found material.-Career:Between 1988 and...
, the Mikry Drei, Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee is a South African conceptual artist who lives and works in London.-Life and career:Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He was educated at Dulwich college in London before winning a scholarship to study philosophy at Christ...
and Dan Jones to have squatted the Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)
Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)
Cabaret Voltaire was the name of a nightclub in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded by Hugo Ball, with his companion Emmy Hennings on February 5, 1916 as a cabaret for artistic and political purposes. Other founding members were Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara, and Jean Arp...
in the February 2002 in an attempt to revive the Dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
movement.
He became well known in Zurich as spokesman for the neo-dadaists and curated also the second (Sihlpapier 2003), third (Toilethouses 2004) and fourth (Pornokino 2005) Dada festival together with Mark Divo in Zurich.
In 2005 he was included in the Real Biennale at the Kinsky Palace, Prague in the summer of 2005.
In 2005 he also attempted to set up a political party known as the Berg party during the struggle for the Palast der Republik.
External links
- Pastor Leumund at The Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich
- Pastor Leumund at The Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich
- Pastor Leumund at The Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich
- Pastor Leumund at the Dada Festival 2004
- Pastor leumund at the Volks Palast
- Berpartei
- The berg party organised by Jan Theiler
- Pastor Leumund and Veronika Ehrensperger at the POINT JAUNE museum, St.Gyllen
- http://www.schattenzeit.ch/dada03.htmlArtists at Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich)Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)Cabaret Voltaire was the name of a nightclub in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded by Hugo Ball, with his companion Emmy Hennings on February 5, 1916 as a cabaret for artistic and political purposes. Other founding members were Marcel Janco, Richard Huelsenbeck, Tristan Tzara, and Jean Arp...
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