#Karl Klinger

[vapolitique]

[bref] Arrêter de fumer à l'aide de la vape: la plus grande étude clinique au monde a démarré en Suisse

L’émission d’actualité 10 vor 10 de la télévision suisse-alémanique (SRF) l’a annoncé ce 31 août. La plus vaste étude sur l’arrêt tabagique à l’aide du vapotage à ce jour est lancée en Suisse. Depuis juillet, les premiers volontaires sont reçus à l’Institut de médecine de premiers recours de Berne. A l’automne, des romands commenceront. En tout, plus de 1’200 fumeurs volontaires tentant d’arrêter…

[the-two-germanys]

An Max Klinger. Über Otto Greiner Johannes Guthmann Illus. by Otto Greiner Leipzig: Verlag von Karl W. Hiersemann, 1903.

[thedavinoparadox]

"The Robbers" by Friedrich Schiller

Selenio

"It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons."

(⚜️ 9.2 / 10)

I have decided to pick something rather pivotal for my very first book review. (And also to preface this: have no fear, not all of them will be as verbose as this one…)

However, I think that one of Schiller’s most famous works, “The Robbers” might not be as well-known and established in the non-german-speaking world as it is here. In Austrian, Swiss, or German schools this short drama has been a staple of German class for a couple of centuries now and has been read - or at least been heard of - by thousands, if not millions of people.

Let’s start with something every German student seems to loathe: “Epochenzuteilung”, or epoch allocation. (Doesn’t make it sound an ounce more pleasant when you say it in English…)

The “Sturm and Drang” (or “storm and stress”, as a verbatim translation) period in German literature lasted from circa 1765 until 1785 and was heavily characterized by its radically opposing reaction to the ideals of the simultaneously ongoing enlightenment movement, led by philosophers such as Kant or Descartes. Writers like Goethe, Schiller, Lenz, and Klinger stood for a youthful, talented, rebellious, and - most of all - fresh ideology. Rather than focusing on society as a whole, they looked inside the soul, regarding the individual, his feelings, and his soul with a new kind of wonder and excitement.

They identified as “geniuses” - young, independent, untouchable, creative, unattached to whatever superiors there might have been, and most importantly: free. Free in their expression of art, love, and life. Together, they discussed literature, poetry, and philosophy, becoming one of the most enviable historical groups to be a part of from today’s perspective.

I mean… who wouldn't have loved to frolic in the fields with wine-drunk Goethe?

Schiller’s “The Robbers”, originally published anonymously in 1781, portrayed this longing for moral and existential freedom in the confines of a legacy drama. The play premiered one year after its initial publication in Mannheim and already then drew in huge success.

The two brothers, Karl and Franz Moor could not be any more different. Whereas the older - Karl - is noble and popular with the people (yet a tad reckless), the younger - Franz - feels ugly and unloved, and even curses nature for its unfair bias towards the firstborn.

To “make things right”, envious Franz concocts a scheme full of malevolent intrigue to gain access to the legacy of their aristocratic father and to conquer the heart of his brother’s bride-to-be: the beautiful and strong-willed Amalia, exiling his older brother in the process.

Karl, hurt and ashamed by the apparent rupture of the relationship with his father, becomes the leader of a group of robbers, who further lead him into a life of crime and morally questionable decisions. Thus, an adventure develops where nothing is truly how it seems.

⚜️ Characters (1.5/2)

I have always been drawn to this particular work of Schiller’s, simply because its vivid and strong characters differentiate it from other classics I have read. The two brothers correspond to their respective struggles in realistic and comprehensible, yet not always intelligent ways. Especially Amalia is different from many other female literary characters prior to “The Robbers” as she has her own voice and a preliminary stage of something one could call boundaries, which she isn’t afraid to voice. She is no true “damsel in distress”. In fact, she actively takes part in the story, rejecting Franz’s advances more than once, even though she is aware that this could endanger her. She is upright and respectable, however towards the end of the book… no, let’s disregard that tragedy for the moment.

The king on the other hand is one of the most frustrating characters I have ever encountered in literature. Not only is he unbelievably passive he also - although painfully aware of his youngest son’s scheming nature - never questions anything Franz tells him. This adds to the feeling of urgency with which the reader is overcome and appends the tension and suspense while also portraying a father who is unable to cope with his son’s psychopathy.

Lastly, the eponymous “Robbers” themselves, which loyally follow Karl as their leader. One cannot simply assign them one singular character trait or label them good or evil: all of the named criminals feel like their own, fleshed-out individuals with their respective flaws and strengths, constantly struggling between cruelty and mercy, loyalty and fanatism. Just watch out for the "nun scene" (as I have dubbed it) as it can be a bit overwhelming when not prepared for it.

⚜️ Plot (1.8/2)

The plot of this short drama is appealing even from the modern reader’s perspective. The scene changes are splendid and the whole setting being almost medieval-ish (but timeless at the same time) adds a lot to the overall tone and feel of the novel. Even though the progression of the storyline can be - as mentioned above - a bit frustrating at some points, as a whole it is captivating and suspenseful until the very end. Even in the 1780s, Schiller didn’t shy away from a good ol’ plot twist.

⚜️ Writing Style (2/2)

Contrary to popular belief, Schiller's novels are not as “inaccessible” or “unapproachable” for first-time-classics-readers as one might suspect (or is told by pompous ignorants). Of course, the language - when never having been in contact with it - does seem a tad archaic at times but in my humble opinion, it adds to the enjoyment rather than taking away from it. Schiller differentiates authentically between the different voices and tones of his characters, without making them feel like caricatures. It is also a very quotable book as I have discovered throughout my latest reread.

⚜️ Aesthetic (2/2)

Aesthetically, I think the book captivates this wild spirit of a dark and at first glance very lonely, almost sickly forest that turns out to be heavily populated by sprites and animals. It’s the incarnation of the feeling you get when walking alone through a forest at the dusk of a cold February evening. When all the sounds seem thunderous in comparison to the soft thumping of the heart and the soles of shoes rustling in the icy snow. The moment when one wrong step could lead into an inescapable labyrinth but freedom at the same time.

This image fits very well into the view of nature at the time of the “Sturm and Drang” era. Nature provided the “geniuses” with energy and inspiration. Pantheism was the word of the time: nature, man, and space, fused into a divine whole.

⚜️ Personal Amusement (1.9/2)

I thoroughly enjoyed this read as much as I was hoping (and probably expecting) to and was more than glad to not have been assigned this book for a school class - as is so very popular around here. This piece of literature very much lends itself to over-analyzation (although I must admit to being guilty of the same crime almost anytime I pick up a book…) and by dutifully sticking to a strict curriculum, a lot of conversations that should be held surrounding this book simply get lost in the current. Books are best discovered alone or with partners of your choosing. Also… no one ever really enjoys a thing he has to do.

I would unreservedly recommend “Die Räuber” to anyone looking to get into touch with older german literature (especially when delving into the “Sturm and Drang” period) but who maybe has a little too much respect for it at the moment. It’s a delilghtful entryway into the wonders of what is Schiller’s work.

I decided on this decorative little red edition for two main reasons:

I think with ist simplicity and vintage-flair it just beautifully fits the aesthetical theme and time of the book and

Isn't it just delightful? In my opinion, everybody needs a little pocket-size play to keep him company and help him look just the right amount of pretentious during long train rides.

Ich bin mein Himmel und meine Hölle.

I'm my heaven and my hell.

ISBN: 978-3-596-50911-9

[danielpiktori-blog]

Leipziger Jahresausstellung - Das alljährliche Schaulaufen zur Kunst

Leipziger Jahresausstellung – Das alljährliche Schaulaufen zur Kunst

Daniel Thalheim Es war im Mai 1913, als die erste Internationale Baufach-Ausstellung in Leipzig auf dem heutigen Alten Messegelände seine Toren öffnete. Im Fokus standen damals die Messehallen, wie das Monument des Eisens von Bruno Taut (1880 – 1938) und Franz Hoffmann (1884 – 1951), die Hallen für Raumkunst und Baustoffe, der Hof der nachgebauten Pleißenburg, die zur selben Zeit durch den Bau…

[mybeingthere]

Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) was one of the most prolific – and political – graphic artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Raised in a politically progressive middle-class family who supported her artistic ambitions, she was keenly interested in the conditions of the poor and the working class.

She studied art in both Munich and Berlin before marrying Dr Karl Kollwitz in 1891, who opened a clinic in Prenzlauer Berg, one of the poorest parts of Berlin.

Though she had studied both painting and printmaking, she turned almost exclusively to printing etchings, lithography and woodcuts in the early 1890s.  Influenced by fellow German artist Max Klinger, she saw the potential of  prints for social commentary as they could be reproduced in large numbers inexpensively, giving her work a wider audience. She often mixed her printing techniques to achieve a desired image, and increasingly simplified her visual language over time. Even though the majority of her prints were black and white, a significant number of them also reveal her interest in colour.

Read more https://kiamaartgallery.wordpress.com/.../kathe-kollwitz.../

[lone-gunwoman-of-the-week]

Would like to know/catch up with you [tag game!]

Rules: Tag 9 people you would like to know/catch up with. I was tagged by @genderqueer-klinger thank you

Last song: ??? I haven't listened to music in a while, but I've got Jungle Boy's entrance theme going round and round in my head.

It's "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora.

Last movie: The Disaster Artist, which had a lot of second hand embarrassment humor and I have a hard time watching that. There was much fast forwarding.

Currently reading: Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time by Philip Jose Farmer and The Skeptic's Book of Lists by Karl Mamer

Tagging: @leaveharmony @invidiosa @dark-blueheart13 @belialjones @fersrsbizniz @josephus-miller

[geritsel]

Pages with reproductions of woodcuts from the catalog, and a poster for the exhibition Ausstellung der Vereiniging UNG_Bilden der Künstler Österreichs Secession Wien, 1902. Friedrich König, F. von Myrbach, Ferdinand Andri, Rudolf Jettmar, Karl Moll, Emil Olrik, Maximilian Lenz, Max Klinger

[estherattarmachanek]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaum013bSes&feature=emb_logo

SCHIELE fest NÖ 2020Karin Frank - Der Körper des Körpers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaum013bSes&feature=emb_logoOrt: Atelier Karin Frank,Wien, am 19.10.2020Kamera: Milos Vucicevic (SRB)SCHIELE fest TEAM 2020:Künstlerische / Gesamtleitung: Dr. Eva Brenner (A/USA)KünstlerInnen, Vortragende, Team:Michela Borzaga (A), Eva Brenner (A/USA), Karin Frank (A), Renate Grimmlinger (A), Klaus Haberl (A), Lisa Hasenbichler (A), Erich Heyduck (A), Reinhardt Honold (A), Margot Hruby (A), Leander Kaiser (A),Siegmund Kleinl (A), Annemarie Klinger (A), Karl Mayerhofer (A), Miloš Vučićević (SRB),Organisation: Andrea Munninger (A),PR & Veranstaltet von: Verein Pro&Contra – Verein für interkulturelle Aktivitätenwww.schielefest.org

[victorvalefa19-sturmunddrang]

Sturm und Drang - eine kurze Übersicht

Friedrich Maximilian Klingers Werk „Sturm und Drang“ (1776) hat dieser Epoche ihren Namen gegeben. Ursprünglich sollte es „Wirrwarr” heißen, und mutet stark an Shakespeares „Romeo und Julia“ an.

Die Hauptfiguren, Karl und Caroline (beide englische Edelleute), sind ineinander verliebt, doch ihre Familien sin miteinander verfeindet. Ein Ereignis führt zum nächsten und Karl kämpft als Soldat im amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg, wo er nach langem Wirren auch seine Geliebte wieder findet. Am Ende schaffen sie es tatsächlich, dass sich ihre Eltern versöhnen und alte Konflikte ruhen lassen.

Im Gegensatz zu Klingers anderen Werken endet dieses hier glücklich. Und auch der Krieg ist nicht für die politische und soziale Bedeutung Teil der Geschichte, sondern als Ausdruck der Hoffnung, die eigenen Gefühle in der „neuen Welt" befreien zu können.

[allbestnet]

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[brandonraykirk]

Chapmanville News 01.27.1922

Community news for #Chapmanville in #LoganCounty #WV (1922) #Appalachia #history #genealogy

An correspondent named “Hot Dog” from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on January 27, 1922:

J.W. Batchel, principal of Chapmanville school, will give a pie social Friday night.

Mrs. C.E. Barker and Miss Mabel Ferrell had a spelling match Friday night. It ended with a candy bite.

I think Everett Fowler went rabbit hunting…

[danielpiktori-blog]

Der verschwundene Brunnen – Wo im Clara-Zetkin-Park einst ein Jugendstil-Kunstwerk stand

Von Daniel Thalheim

1907 wurde ein Brunnen in den Besitz der Stadt Leipzig übertragen. Käufer war ein Ehepaar, das das Kunstwerk anlässlich ihres Silberhochzeitstages direkt vom Künstler erwarb. Delikat ist das Thema des Brunnens. Ausgesucht und erlesen war das Material. Der Künstler war kein Unbekannter. Der Brunnen ist aber heute nicht mehr auffindbar – zum großen Bedauern des Amts für Stadtgrün und Gewässer sowie des Kulturamts der Stadt Leipzig.

Ein Vertreter der Neo-Romantik und des Jugendstils in Deutschland – Bernhard Frydag

Bernhard Frydag (1879-1916) blickte auf ein künstlerisch bewegtes Leben zurück. Geschrieben wurde jedoch über ihn wenig. Wenige Einträge finden sich in alten Periodika, im Internet, in Archiven und in dem einen oder anderen Lexikoneintrag. Er war Mitglied im Deutschen Künstlerbund, einer Vereinigung, die u.a. auf das Bestreben des Leipziger Malers und Grafikers Max Klinger (1857-1920) zurück geht. Eine Generation von Neuerern der deutschen Malerei und Plastik, wie Alfred Lichtwark (1852-1914), Max Liebermann (1847-1935), Lovis Corinth (1858-1925) und Max Slevogt (1868-1932) gehörten zu dieser überregionalen Sezession. Auch der Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976) war Teil des ersten gewählten Vorstandes des Deutschen Künstlerbundes. Der Bildhauer und Medailleur Bernhard Frydag war hingegen eines von vielen Mitgliedern. Zu seinem Werk gehören vorwiegend dekorative Bauplastiken und Kleinbronzen. Sein Schäferbrunnen sticht, wie sein heute noch bestehendes Kriegerdenkmal am Mauritztor in Münster, aus diesem Werkschaffen hervor. Beide Objekte sind autarke Großplastiken. Sein Schäferbrunnen war auch eine von drei von ihm eingereichten Arbeiten im Park der Großen Berliner Kunstausstellung 1907. Dieses Kunstwerk, eine Figurengruppe aus einer Frau und einem Mann und einigen Schafen, wurde nach der oben erwähnten Berliner Ausstellung von der Stadtverwaltung Leipzigs angekauft und im damaligen König-Albert-Park aufgestellt. Der Brunnen aus Muschelkalk befand sich an der Stelle wo heute das Schachzentrum im Clara-Zetkin-Park steht.

https://lindenstadtgeschichten.wordpress.com/2018/05/26/der-verschwundene-brunnen-wo-im-clara-zetkin-park-einst-ein-jugendstil-kunstwerk-stand/

[junker-town]

How to sneak booze into the NCAA tournament

It’s a stupid rule, so let’s get advice from a few experts.

You know what’s great? The March Madness basketball tournament every year. You know what’s also great? Watching that tournament while drinking an ice cold alcoholic beverage. Unfortunately, if you attend a game during the NCAA tournament, you aren’t able to do this glorious thing.

Wait, what? Aren’t these games typically played at arenas where alcohol is sold?

Yes, which makes this more excruciating. You see, according to NCAA rules, alcoholic beverages can’t be sold at any championship events, even though some college stadiums sell alcohol during college games:

31.1.15 Availability of Alcoholic Beverages. Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold or otherwise made available for public consumption at any championship event sponsored by or administered by the Association, nor shall any such beverages be brought to the site during the championship (during the period from the time access to the site is available to spectators until all patrons have left the facility or area used for competition).

All the beer kiosks will probably still be there, but there won’t be any golden liquid flowing out of those taps. This fact is forgotten seemingly each year by March Madness patrons, it seems:

WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO BEER IS SOLD AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

— Andruw (@a11robertshaw) March 27, 2015

What grinds my gears? No beer at the NCAA tournament #thanksNCAA

— Joshua Dicken (@DickenNoodlSoup) March 17, 2016

No beer at NCAA Tournament games = the worst kind of postseason ban

— Jacob Klinger (@Jacob_Klinger_) March 28, 2015

The same goes for Final Fours and the national championship in the tournament, too. When I went four years ago in Dallas, the only way you could get alcohol was if you knew someone with a suite (thank you Sweet Lord Baby Jesus that I did, and I got to partake while Florida was getting creamed by UConn.)

That doesn’t mean fans don’t take it upon themselves to institute workarounds.

In addition to the usual methods, here’s the No. 1 overall seed of sneaking in booze:

Louisville fan here. Nursing students filled saline bags with vodka during both final fours and smuggled them into the student section. Security couldn't say anything because it was "medical materials."

— Gabe Duverge (@GabeDuverge) March 12, 2018

And another No. 1 seed:

Football girdle (https://t.co/tULlOgELWI) Flip it inside out and you’ve got 5-6 pockets for all your flasks

— Cast (@mscast2) March 12, 2018

Plus other ideas:

Cowboys boots. It’s called bootlegging for a reason.

— Bubba Lockhart (@KennyLockhart15) March 12, 2018

Small brain: show up drunk Normal brain: hide airplane bottles in a sunglasses case Genius brain: false bottom bag or any other commercially available product designed for exactly this purpose Galaxy brain: show up REALLY drunk

— Mathew Brown (@mathewbrown) March 12, 2018

Plastic bag style flask taped to the inner thigh. Really helps to wear shorts as well. Otherwise....you get some stares...

— Hester (@Hester1157) March 12, 2018

7-Eleven sells a fake package of candy that holds 6 mini bottles, even came with a funnel

— Party Pat (@talesofderp) March 12, 2018

Floppy flask not an option?

— Your Favorite Karl (me) (@jokastrength) March 12, 2018

I wear underarmour boxer jocks and sneak a flask and on the thigh where my phone is

— trump is bad (@BigOleSportsFan) March 12, 2018

The NCAA tournament isn’t the only event deprived of this.

Countless other host sites of NCAA championships typically sell alcohol at other sporting events.

The FCS football national championship in Frisco, Texas is played at Toyota Stadium, which even has craft beer flowing throughout the stadium otherwise.

In 2015-16, the men’s lacrosse championship was hosted by Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles play, and we all know there’s alcohol aplenty here. The same went for Xcel Energy center in St. Paul for a men’s DI ice hockey championship, Orlando City SC Stadium for women’s soccer in 2016-17, and the Sprint Center in Kansas City for women’s volleyball last December.

The NCAA’s control over beverages extends to non-alcoholic drinks as well, due to corporate sponsorships.

During championships, the NCAA only wants brands that pay it ad revenue to be present on broadcasts. Sure, Bud Light would probably love to have “dilly dilly” [insert heavy sigh] cups visible on TV, but since the NCAA doesn’t have a sponsorship with Bud Light, that’s not going to fly. Yes, that sounds heavy-handed and odd, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles here.

It’s so thoroughly branded, even some NCAA cups aren’t allowed:

NCAA only allows the Powerade cups once you leave the media room. Makes you dump the left cup into the right one pic.twitter.com/3UA3e6LNsV

— Scott Coleman (@ScottColemanTNN) April 2, 2017

This is March!!!! pic.twitter.com/yXtxn007M3

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 17, 2016

The 2016 tournament generated $1.24 billion of national TV ads, a record, up 4.7 percent from the year before. Corporate sponsorships are actually a big part of the whole tournament:

Companies pay the NCAA big money to attach their names to the 21-day championship, and they don’t want to share the spotlight with sponsors that normally inhabit the venues.

No detail is too small — not even the sodas that officials, coaches and media drink courtside. Signs in the hallway outside warn: “Only NCAA cups allowed beyond this point.”

”The sponsors have a lot invested,” said George Belch, a marketing professor at San Diego State. “They want consumers thinking about their brand and nothing else.”

NCAA officials would not disclose how much they receive from the tournament’s 18 corporate partners. But marketing researchers say March Madness ranks with the Super Bowl, Olympics, and World Cup as one of the most valuable properties in sports.

The good news though, is that the NCAA is open to reconsidering this no-alcohol policy.

In November, the NCAA unanimously passed an extension for the continuance of bylaw allowing a “pilot program” for selling beer and wine to patrons at certain NCAA championships:

The sites that would be allowed to sell alcohol must already be set up to sell alcohol for non-NCAA events. For instance, you couldn’t roll out a cooler or a keg and start selling beers in a field at the NCAA cross country championship event.

The Division I council is expected to study the issue and report back to the board with a concrete proposal to sell beer and wine at some of its championship events — likely including the men’s and women’s Final Fours, sources said.

The Division I board of directors said its action was the result of favorable data gathered regarding fan experience and the reduction of alcohol-related incidents at championship events that were part of last year’s pilot program that allowed the sale of beer and wine.

“Several of our Division I member schools are selling alcohol at their campus-sponsored, regular-season events,” said Eric Kaler, president at the University of Minnesota and chairman of the Division I board of directors. “Moving toward alcohol sales at championships only makes sense from both a fan experience and safety perspective.”

So while you’re wishing you were drinking an ice cold beer or your favorite mixed drink while watching your team play in the tournament live, just hang onto the fact that one day soon, this could become a reality.

What’s your go-to method for sneaking booze into a stadium?

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I was tagged by @trashthatfoundacomputer 

Rules: answer the questions and tag nine people you want to know better

Relationship status: Very, remarkably, and almost entirely intentionally single

Lipstick or chapstick: lipstick. 

Last song I listened to: War by Peter Jennison

Last movie I watched: Star Trek Beyond

Top 3 shows: Fringe, Battlestar Galactica (2003), M*A*S*H

Top 3 characters: Olivia Dunham, Karl “Helo” Agathon, Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger (if I didn’t pick from just those shows I would’ve been here for several sunlit days) 

Top 3 ships: Polivia (from Fringe), Percabeth, Zimbits

I tag whoever wants to do it and tag me as the culprit. 

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R O L L   O V E R   B E E T H O V E N   erstens

  2020 werden etliche Weltbürger den 250. Geburtstag von Ludwig van Beethoven feiern. Eine erste website www. ludwigfunbeethoven.de ist erschienen??? Im Dezember 1970 feierten sie seinen 200. Geburtstag. Orthodoxe schimpften: Seine Musik würde missbraucht. Wir brauchen sie, sagten alle anderen.  T-Shirts mit seiner Büste lagen in New York Downtown aus, und Chuck Berry rockte: „You know, my temperature’s risin’,/ the jukebox blowin’ a fuse./ My heart’s beatin’ rhythm/ and my soul keep a-singin’ the blues./ Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.” Dem New Yorker Museum of Modern Art lieh der Bildhauer George Rhodes eine Art von Spieluhr aus Stahl, in der eine herabrollende Kugel die ersten acht Noten aus Beethovens 8. Symphonie in wechselnden Tonarten spielt. Miguel Rios (“A Song of Joy. Himno a la alegria”), Charles Blackwell (Classics with a beat), Ekseption, James Last, Horst Jankowski, The Hoffnung Astronautical Music Festival – sie alle gingen in diesem Jahr über die Radiosender, sogar Stockhausen “Beethausen – Stockhoven” verneigte sich – und Mauricio Kagel drehte im Auftrag des WDF den Film „LUDWIG VAN“.

  Im Februar 1970 war in Aachen die Neue Galerie mit den letzten Neuerwerbungen des Sammlers Peter Ludwig eröffnet worden und hatte sich mit irritierenden Ausstellungen von Robert Filliou und Wolf Vostell vorgestellt. Jetzt sollte Kagels Film der Auslöser für „BEEETHOOVEN 1770-1970“, die 7. Ausstellung im Alten Kurhaus sein. Beethoven passte ins Dreiländereck, meinte ein Holländer, der Name verriete die Herkunft von einem Rübenhof (Beete – Rote Beete – Betteraves).

Vom Porträt des Karl Stieler, der Beethoven  ein Jahr vor seinem Tod malte, bis zu dem prunkenden Denkmal von Max Klinger 1902 in Leipzig entfernt sich in vielen Darstellungen das Bild Beethovens von ihm selbst; der besessene Arbeiter, der gefeierte Virtuose in der Wiener Gesellschaft, der nimmermüde Erfinder, der mit der Taubheit und Einsamkeit Kämpfende wird entmenschlicht, vergöttlicht und gewinnt eine Aura. Sein Geburtszimmer im Bonner Beethovenhaus hat Robert Bory noch 1960 als „Heiligtum“ beschrieben.

Schroeder, der Pianist in den Peanuts-Comics von Charles M. Schulz, sucht nicht die Zuneigung Lucys, sondern die des verehrten Komponisten. Vor seiner Büste strahlt er: „Er hat mich angelächelt.“ Die Aufgabe des BEEETHOOVEN-Projektes in der Neuen Galerie sollte sein, dieses Lächeln, diese Zuneigung zu erzeugen, Bilder zu zeigen, die der Vergöttlichung entgegenlaufen, die sie ad absurdum führen.

Das aufblasbare Denkmal, das Heinz Dunkelgold in einer vorläufigen Auflage von 50 Stücken hergestellt hat, kam gerade recht. Die ars pneumatica erlaubt das erleichternde Geräusch, das entsteht, wenn aus einem prallen Körper die Luft entweicht (anders die späteren Polyestergüsse von Otmar Hörl, die zu Unrecht Dauer beanspruchen).

Otto Dressler dachte an jene, die die Konzertsäle bevölkern, um andächtig der 67. Vorführung der Mondscheinsonate zu lauschen. Sie sollten auf hellblauen Tiefzieh-PVC-Sitzbildobjekten Platz nehmen, die mit Kopf und Hörrohr Beethovens reliefiert waren: dem Genie nahekommen, auf ihm sitzen, es besitzen. Im Ballsaal des Alten Kurhauses wurden sie vorgeführt und Beethoven in ein andauerndes Gespräch mit dem Publikum gezogen. 4.000 Fragebögen sollten Auskunft geben, wie Menschen 1970 auf die Erbschaft schauen, die er zurückgelassen hat. Seine Figur durchdringt heute alle Schichten der zeitgenössischen Weltkultur. Er ahnte nicht, dass er sie demokratisieren würde.

Höhepunkt der Ausstellung waren der Film „Ludwig Van“ von Mauricio Kagel und seine Requisiten. (Fortsetzung folgt)

roll over Beethoven R O L L   O V E R   B E E T H O V E N   erstens…

[captainkentuniverse]

“Det kraftige Argument”

Philomele lod engang Sine stolte Toner høre, Hele Skoven blev til Øre Ved den kielne Elskovs Sang. Biørnen ene brummede, Mens de andre Dyr forgabte Taug ærbødig stil, og tabte Sig i dyb Henrykkelse. Ræven vovede at gaae Hen til ham, og sagdeHerre! Du maa ingen Elsker være Af Musik, der lader saa - Og Biørnen svaredJo saa men! Dog er Nattergalens Toner Ikke de, mit Bifald kroner; Jeg har Smag og Vid, min Ven! Giøgen, det er Karl for mig. Hiertet høit af Glæde springer, Naar hans muntre Kuku klinger; O! han synger ypperlig - Mikkel raabteHillemen! Hvor det koster Strid og Møie Denne Paastand at fordøie, Uden du beviser den - Biørnens Syllogismus var Strax i Øieblikket færdig, Og et sligt Genie ret værdig. Seer du her (saa lød hans Svar) Denne Seenefulde Lab, Disse skiønne stærke Negle; Tænker du, at man kan feile, Naar man har et saadant Gab? Ræven skregJeg giver mig! Dine følelige Grunde, O! de stoppe alle Munde: Giøgen synger ypperlig. - Der gives nogle, som maae stedse have Ret I hvad de end paastaae; Omsonst er det, At Sandhed sig i Middags Straaler klæder, Og ledet af Fornuft fremtræder: Stand, Fødsel, Karakter og Lykke Blot med et Magtsprog kan den undertrykke. En mægtig Mand behøver kun at sige At sort er hvidt, at fem og to er ti, Strax finder man Raison deri. Om han et Skrit for Løiers Skyld vil vige Fra Ret og Billighed, og nogen laster ham, Han viser Kløer, strax er Kritiken tam. Der appelleres tit fra Dyd, Anstændighed, Fornuft og Pligter til hans Myndighed, Den stolte Støtte for Vildfarelser Saavel i Levnet, som i Meeninger. Dikt av Edvard Storm (født 21. august 1749 i Vågå, død 29. september 1794)