Verschimmelungs-manifest gegen den rationalismus in der architektur

Mouldiness Manifesto Against Rationalism in Architecture

Read on 4 July 1958 in the Seckau Abbaye, Styrie, and distributed as a small pamphlet in limited edition, published by Renate Boukes Gallery, Wiesbaden, 1958. In 1959 the same text is read in Van de Loo Gallery, Munich and in Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal. Presented during a Speech in Concordia Hall, Vienna, 9 February 1968 (held in German)
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Language : German
Medium : Leaflet | Oral
Original edition of the manifesto: Read on 4 July 1958 in the Seckau Abbaye, Styrie, and distributed as a small pamphlet in limited edition, published by Renate Boukes Gallery, Wiesbaden, 1958. In 1959 the same text is read in Van de Loo Gallery, Munich and in Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal. Presented during a Speech in Concordia Hall, Vienna, 9 February 1968 (held in German)
Where can we find this manifesto? Ulrich Conrads, Programmes et manifestes de l'architecture du XX siècle, Les éditions de la Villette, Paris 1991(1ère édition Vieweg & Sohn 1981). Kramer, Antje (ed), Les grands manifestes de l'art des XIXe et Xxe siècle, Paris: Beaux Arts éditions, 2011
Which critic recognizes the work as a manifesto ? or: Typical characteristics of a manifesto
Editorial comments: Known also al “Los Van Loos” manifesto
Does the work corresponds to the definition of a manifesto? Yes
Does the work qualifies itself as a manifesto?
Is the signature individual, collective, or individual but in the name of a collective? Individual
Gender of the author(s): Male