Untitled (Bar), 1967 (2023 rekonstruiert)
ArtistHeinz Mack,
Lollar
*1931
Behandelte InstitutionCreamcheese,
1967–1976
Wood, metal
Length (mit Sitzecke)1265 cm
Depth210 cm
Height300 cm
Status
on display, room 042In 1967, Creamcheese opened at Neubrückstraße 12 in Düsseldorf, not far from the Kunstakademie (Academy of Fine Arts). A meeting place for the art and music scene, it is considered Europe’s first club. The idea for the bar came to the artist Günther Uecker after a trip to New York, where he had visited Andy Warhol and his club The Dom. It was not only a venue for partying and dancing, but a platform for arts of all genres. Uecker conceived the Creamcheese programme and invited other artists to install works in the bar. Gerhard Richter painted the mural, Heinz Mack designed the counter and Ferdinand Kriwet developed projections, while Adolf Luther, Lutz Mommartz, Daniel Spoerri and Uecker contributed further pieces. Numerous artists, including Joseph Beuys, used the venue for their performances. Bands like Can and Frank Zappa, whose fictional character Suzy Creamcheese gave the club its name, also performed there. Artists such as Imi Knoebel, Blinky Palermo and Katharina Sieverding served behind the bar. After its closure, the Kunst palast acquired the artistic interior in 1978. The bar area has been reconstructed in detail here. "This is not a pub," as documenta founder Arnold Bode stated in 1968, "but a total work of art."
AccessionAcquisition 1978
ProvenanceRekonstruktion der 1967 gebauten Theke für die Künstlerkneipe Creamcheese in Zusammenarbeit mit Heinz Mack (Original zerstört)Inventory number0.1978.22
Contact
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