Albrecht/d

The artistic pseudonym of Dietrich ALBRECHT (b. 1944), a contemporary German avant-garde artist. He debuted in 1966, actively participating in the FLUXUS movement and taking part in numerous happenings. He was fascinated with Dadaism, especially in the works of Raoul HAUSMANN. In collaboration with Joseph BEUYS, Wolf VOSTELL, Nam June PAIK and others, he produced a number of audiovisual installations, exhibitions, concerts and performances in the 1970s. Owing to his involvement in mail art, he started a close cooperation with Genesis P-ORRIDGE, the result of which was a brief recording session with THROBBING GRISTLE in 1976