Video Tour with Henry Flynt and Catherine Christer Hennix

Henry Flynt. Activities 1959


An exhibition at the ZKM | Media Museum
March 2–May 12, 2013


The artistic work of Henry Flynt is considered one of the most
well-preserved secrets of recent history. The artist was the
first to coin the term ”Concept Art” and is considered among
experts of the North American avant-garde scene as one of the
central figures. However, a broad reception of the artist,
philosopher, mathematician, economic scientist, composer and
musician’s artistic work, produced only sporadically since 1959,
has been rarely shown in public.


The exhibition ”Henry Flynt. Activities 1959–“ at the ZKM | Media
Museum – which could be previously viewed in the Kunstverein for
Rhineland and Westfalia, Düsseldorf – provides an overview of the
artistic works of the artist born in 1940. Together with numerous
publications, documents and other archival material, the
significant selection of his works facilitates an understanding
of the historical genesis of Flynt’s work, and classification of
it into the contemporary historical context.
The exhibition, designed and presented for the first time in
Düsseldorf, was produced in close collaboration with Henry Flynt.