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performing art duo. It was founded by

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and Michael Gruber in

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) in 1995. Medium of their works is the society. They perform their art projects in the open, especially in popular places. Their art projects - more often than not - are a mystery to the viewers and often cause confusion. A typical example was the staged "Gei hin hol" '' ei: hi:n ho:l' mega-poster action with incomprehensible foreign language messages in Munich (2005).

Exhibitions and projects

(listed in chronological order) * 1998: ** "Pagine per la Libertà",

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** "Sag lächelnd Good Bye" (''say good bye with a smile''), Old North Cemetery of Munich, Germany ** Skulpturenprojekt (''project with sculptures''),

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* 1999: ** "Play", Old North Cemetery of Munich, Germany * 2000: ** "Drei-Sekunden" (''three seconds''), on the ramp in front of the Empfangshalle studio, Munich, Germany ** "Empfangshalle macht sich ein Bild" (''Empfangshalle gets an impression''),

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, Munich, Germany ** "Himmelfahrt" (''ascension''), Diocesan Museum,

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, Germany ** "Laden und Löschen" (''loading and deleting''), Piazza, Munich literary house, Germany ** "Move me", subway entrances in Munich,

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and

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, Germany ** "Open Art", Maximiliansforum, Munich, Germany ** "Qualitätswochen" (''quality weeks''), state art gallery of

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, Germany * 2001: ** "Bitte melde Dich" (''please call back ...''),

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** "Loch" (''hole''), joint project with Haubitz&Zoche ** "Kabûl Salonu",

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* 2002: ** "Auf kürzestem Weg" (''taking the shortest way possible''), artists’ gallery ('Galerie der Künstler'), Munich, Germany ** "Auftraggeber mit Öffentlichkeit" (''customer with public''), Munich, Germany ** "Gelsenlos" (''Gelsen(kirchen) lottery ticket'')", Overtures,

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, Germany * 2003: ** "

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", an art project in

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** "Woher Kollege Wohin Kollege" (''buddy, where do you come from, where are you going''), an art project in public space, Munich, Germany ** Werkschau (exhibition of works), Kunsthaus Raskolnikow,

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, Germany * 2004: ** premiere of "Woher Kollege Wohin Kollege" ''buddy, where do you come from, where are you going''), a documentary film of the same name as the art project, municipal museum, Munich, Germany ** "Brot und Butter" (''bread and butter''), municipal gallery in the Höhmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany ** "Schichtwechsel" (''change of shift''), hall 13, cotton spinning-mill ('

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, Germany * 2005: ** "Gei hin hol", ei: hi:n ho:l an art project in public space with mega-posters, Munich, Germany ** "Ein Kreuz für das 21. Jahrhundert" (''a cross for the 21st century''), diocesan museum, Freising, Germany ** "Willkommen in Leipzig" (''welcome to Leipzig''), together with ''Medium Green'' ('zwischengrün'), art association of Leipzig, Germany ** "Klopstockstr. Haus 6" (''Klopstock street No 6''), Petulapark, Munich, Germany * 2006: ** "Eröffnungsausstellung

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" (''opening exhibition H2''), Augsburg, Germany ** "as if we were alone", '

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(August 31 – September 5) ** "Klopstockstr. Haus 6", Petulapark Munich ** "Image Flux: China, Guangzhou ** "as if we were alone",

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* 2007: ** "Mobile journey", 52nd

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** Fototriennale, Esslingen ** "Woher Kollege wohin Kollege", "urban stories", Berlin * 2008: ** "Camp Berlin", Berlin ** "Werkschau", Kunsthaus Raskolnikow, and public space in Dresden ** "Paradoxien des Öffentlichen", Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg ** "seesaw", Dina4, studio, Berlin ** "3+2=4" DG Deutsche Gesellschaft für christliche Kunst, Munich ** "Golden Gate" Kunst am Bau project, Neues Schulzentrum,

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** "Seaplay" China Cup, installation work on the beach,

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** "Wanderarbeiter" Shenzhen, video work and performance along with workers * 2009: ** "Art on Site" NCCA Moskau and

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, Russia ** "Beauty and the beast" 3rd

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, Russia ** "Kunst zur Arbeit"

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villen, Rüsselsheim ** "The Benjamin Project" Gallery Diet,

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** "Paradiso" Diocesan Museum, Freising, Germany ** "Wanderarbeiter" Shenzhen, video work and performance with workers * 2010: ** "The Benjamin Project", single exhibition,

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, Shenzhen, China * 2011: ** "Hinterm Horizont", realization of the " Kunst am Bau" concept for the Justizvollzugsanstalt Heidering, Berlin, Germany ** "taggen" at the KIOSK FRee,

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Peak", within the scope of "transformations", Galerie Kampl, Munich, Germany * 2012: ** "arabian countdown", temporary work in the

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of the

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, 2 February 2012.

Awards and nominations

* 1999: Kestler-Häusler-Stiftung sponsorship award * 2001: ** Erwin-und-Gisela-von-Steiner-Stiftung scholarship ** 1st, " Kunst am Bau" competition, Munich East work yard planningBetriebshof Ost
, City of Munich building board. * 2002: Debutant of the Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Munich, and of

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* 2003: Art prize of the Fürstenfeldbruck district * 2004: Young CIVIS media prize nomination of the "Woher Kollege Wohin Kollege" film,

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* 2006: "der hausderkunst preis", Haus der Kunst art prize, Munich * 2008: Erwin-und-Gisela-von-Steiner-Stiftung scholarship for the "Benjamin project"

External links

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References

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