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For influential German artist Rebecca Horn, art is anarchy and freedom. Her work spans decades and disciplines — from live performance to sculptures, poetry, and film — but is always recognizable by her unique, surreal vision. An upturned grand piano, suspended from the ceiling, briefly bursts with cacophonous life; a helix of metallic bed frames forms a twisted pillar to the sky; a mechanical peacock moves in uncanny patterns; bodies are cocooned in an uncanny apparatus arrayed with feathers and spider-like limbs. At times unsettling, erotic, and uncanny, Horn’s art aims to escape the daily catatonia of the mind.
In Rebecca Horn – The Secret Life of Things, director Claudia Müller recounts Horn’s extraordinary biography, tracing her artistic evolution alongside her personal journey through life. An essential document of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Müller’s film celebrates the unsung legacy of a pioneering visionary.
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For influential German artist Rebecca Horn, art is anarchy and freedom. Her work spans decades and disciplines — from live performance to sculptures, poetry, and film — but is always recognizable by her unique, surreal vision. An upturned grand piano, suspended from the ceiling, briefly bursts with cacophonous life; a helix of metallic bed frames forms a twisted pillar to the sky; a mechanical peacock moves in uncanny patterns; bodies are cocooned in an uncanny apparatus arrayed with feathers and spider-like limbs. At times unsettling, erotic, and uncanny, Horn’s art aims to escape the daily catatonia of the mind.
In Rebecca Horn – The Secret Life of Things, director Claudia Müller recounts Horn’s extraordinary biography, tracing her artistic evolution alongside her personal journey through life. An essential document of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Müller’s film celebrates the unsung legacy of a pioneering visionary.
Content Considerations: Racism
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