• Totentanz - Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger

Totentanz - Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger

May 2017, 192 pages, 240 mainly colour illustrations, softcover, 20 x 26,5 cm, German/English
ISBN 978-3-85616-831-5

Totentanz - Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger

Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger re-interpret the Totentanz

With numerous illustrations of the whimsical total installation during the Basel Autumn Fair

In collaboration with many renowned artists

The painting known as the Basler Totentanz, which was destroyed in 1805, holds the position of an icon in the European tradition. Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger have engaged with the motif and significance of the danse macabre in their unusual work. The artist-duo invited artists from different fields to work together with them on a total installation in the form of a market.

Thus richly illustrated publication constitutes an inspiring mix of deliberations, manifestations and documents on the Totentanz and its importance for society.

About the artists:
Gerda Steiner (*1967) and Jörg Lenzlinger (*1964) have been collaborating since 1997 and are among the most important contemporary artists in Switzerland. Their works are frequently shown in international and national art institutions.