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Klassen, Norbert, 1941-2011

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1941 - 2011

Biography

Swiss

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Blick-Book / Klassen, Norbert., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-57609-10000882
Scope and Contents

The two copies of this book differ in the content of the Bliick pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Drei Kleine Freunde / Jurgen O. Olbrich; Norbert Klassen; Achim Schnyder., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-05361-5464
Scope and Contents

The photographic portraits on cards document the friendship of the three artists over the years 1988-1994. The plastic toy house poem object has a small window through which a colored photograph of the artists can be seen when the house is held up to the light. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Kronika, 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-56452-9999860
Scope and Contents

Most of the pages in this book are blank. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Nothing 4 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-54266-643155
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing"-book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 8 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55183-9998966
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 9 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55303-444666
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 15 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55304-222333
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 21 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55305-555666
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

par sienne mais travaille / Olbrich, Jurgen O.; Klassen, Norbert., 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-43230-45289
Scope and Contents

The images are photocopies of pages from a book with text over the images, e.g, transportation vehicles, sailing ships, human faces, tools, structures, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

P...S / Klassen, Norbert ; Olbrich, Jurgen O.., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-34784-36490
Scope and Contents

The original book is an illustrated copy of Walt Disney's Pocahontas. Klassen and Olbrich collaged the pages with jigsaw puzzle pieces and found handwritten and typed library catalogue cards. Stored in Olbrich box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Und Was Sie Sagen / Olbrich, Jurgen O.; Klassen, Norbert., 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-43228-45287
Scope and Contents

The images are photocopies of worded photographs with text over the image of upright hands in the background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Zeichenheft, 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-08069-8229
Scope and Contents

This is a book of graphite drawings that consist of portraits, texts and abstractions done as doodles. All five copies comprising the edition run have different image content. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Zeitschrift fur Tiegel und Tumult. No.18 / Norbert Klassen., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-00034-33
Scope and Contents

Plastic slipcase containing periodical has shape and buttons like a man's shirt. Ths images on the loose sheets depict paintings of animals in the wild. Norbert Klassen was born March 5, 1941 and died December 1, 2011. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

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