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4 unusual facts about Bewegung Nurr


Bewegung Nurr

The work of the collective ranges from graffiti in Dresden Neustadt in the early 1990s to the sculpture, videos, painting, and installations of today.

Trollmann won the German light-heavyweight title in 1933, but was stripped of his victory by the Nazis, sterilized, arrested by the Gestapo, and finally murdered in Neuengamme concentration camp.

The strategies of subversion Bewegung Nurr employed often referenced the work of other artist groups of the 80's and 90's, such as General Idea and Die Tödliche Doris.

Johann Trollmann

On June 9, 2010, the anniversary of his championship fight, the German artist collective Bewegung Nurr erected a temporary memorial "9841"in the Berlin Victoria Park to honor Trollmann.


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