Still, after all this years, the Performances of
Black Market International are the best possibility for me to come in to
the action, find material, ideas and images. The concept of meeting,
coming together and share space, time and ideas during the exchange with
each other in the language of a performative act is a challenging and
advanced approach of contemporary Performance Art. It’s a privilege and
big inspiration for me to work in this context!
Jürgen Fritz
Jurgen Fritz was born 1958 in the Black Forest in Germany. He studied
theatre and the science of music. 1982 – 1990 he worked as a theater director,
curator and actor, since 1984 as performance artist. He is co-founder of
Black Market International, since the beginning of this international
Cooperation of Performance Artists with whom he works since 1985. He
showed his performances in all countries of Europe, the USA, Canada,
Mexico Asia and Australia. Since 2005 he lives as free lance artist in
Hildesheim. Here he is co- founder of the International Performance
Association (IPAH, registered association). He is the artistic director
of the annual festival of performance art ZOOM!, co-founder and
co-organizer of the Festival Platform for Young Performance Artists in
the Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin and the International Summer Camp
at Castle Bröllin / Brandenburg. Since 1995 he is a lecturer in
performance art at different Universities in Germany. He develops his
work mostly site specific. His conceptual approach is characterized by
an impressive concentration and precision. For that he uses simple
materials such as bamboo sticks, a bell or marbles with which he creates
inspiring pictures.
curator and actor, since 1984 as performance artist. He is co-founder of
Black Market International, since the beginning of this international
Cooperation of Performance Artists with whom he works since 1985. He
showed his performances in all countries of Europe, the USA, Canada,
Mexico Asia and Australia. Since 2005 he lives as free lance artist in
Hildesheim. Here he is co- founder of the International Performance
Association (IPAH, registered association). He is the artistic director
of the annual festival of performance art ZOOM!, co-founder and
co-organizer of the Festival Platform for Young Performance Artists in
the Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin and the International Summer Camp
at Castle Bröllin / Brandenburg. Since 1995 he is a lecturer in
performance art at different Universities in Germany. He develops his
work mostly site specific. His conceptual approach is characterized by
an impressive concentration and precision. For that he uses simple
materials such as bamboo sticks, a bell or marbles with which he creates
inspiring pictures.
