Sprovieri is pleased to present Rheydt NOW, Gregor Schneider’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition centres on Haus u r (1985–present), an ongoing Gesamtkunstwerk—a project that, in a sense, dissolves or transcends architecture—which has defined Schneider’s practice for over four decades. Located on the premises of his family’s factory in Rheydt, Germany, Haus u r has developed into a continuously evolving structure composed of rooms constructed within rooms. As curator Ory Dessau writes in his recent publication: 'Infusing architecture, sculpture, performance, photography, and video with life experience, Haus u r is a totalised, immersive, interrupted sequence of rooms...
Sprovieri is pleased to present Rheydt NOW, Gregor Schneider’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition centres on Haus u r (1985–present), an ongoing Gesamtkunstwerk—a project that, in a sense, dissolves or transcends architecture—which has defined Schneider’s practice for over four decades.
Located on the premises of his family’s factory in Rheydt, Germany, Haus u r has developed into a continuously evolving structure composed of rooms constructed within rooms. As curator Ory Dessau writes in his recent publication: 'Infusing architecture, sculpture, performance, photography, and video with life experience, Haus u r is a totalised, immersive, interrupted sequence of rooms built, rebuilt, dismantled, replicated, and rebuilt again over time…'. Schneider describes Haus u r as layered like an onion: opening the wrong door at the wrong moment may lead to hidden, peripheral spaces. The house was designed to be fully entered only once.
Rheydt NOW presents, for the first time, two livestream projections from Haus u r, shown alongside key works from the house.
