Kunstprojekte_riem and the Städtische Galerie
im Lenbachhaus, Munich, cordially invite you to
the presentation of a children’s book by
the Dutch artist Fortuyn/O’Brien and the
Dutch writer K. Schippers
Kunstprojekte_riem will present a children’s
book by the Amsterdam-based artist Fortuyn/O’Brien
in the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus on
Friday, 19 December, at 7 pm – just in time
for Christmas. In cooperation with the well-known
Dutch writer K. Schippers, the artist has produced ‘Das
Haus in den Wolken’ (The House in the Clouds)
specially for kunstprojekte_riem, a project initiated
by the City of Munich. The book, which revolves around
the typical childhood dream of creating an individual
domestic environment, is published by Revolver Verlag,
Frankfurt am Main, and will be on sale in bookshops
in December (Euro 19,-).
The book is based on the project ‘Dolls’ Housing’,
which Fortuyn/O’Brien created for Messestadt
in 2001. Commissioned by kunstprojekte_riem to address
the domestic surroundings of people living in this
new Munich suburb, she made seven wooden models (scale
1:12) based on the floor plans of various residential
units in the area. In the summer of 2001 these doll’s-houses
were decorated and furnished by children in the local
kindergartens using felt, modelling clay, cloth and
paint. The artist then transferred some of the children’s
ideas to a real-life flat, carrying them out in the
same materials to create a fascinating installation
that was open to the public for a few weeks. The
conception of the children’s book, and the
images in it, derive from this work.
Press kits are available from:
kunstprojekte_riem
Claudia Büttner and Christina Kaufmann
Erika-Cremer-Strasse 3, 81829 Munich
tel. 0049 (0) 89–94379849, fax 0049 (0) 89–94379845
kunstprojekte.riem@ems.muenchen.de