Jürgen Olbrich

Bio:

Jürgen O. Olbrich is a German mail artist and concept artist who founded the No-Institute.

Publications:

Filter : there is always a cup of coffee for you in the exhibition [S.l. : s.n., 1978?] – Artist Book

Kunstgartenschau = Artgardenshow. [Kassel, Germany : Kunoldstr. 34, 1981]

The eyes, the mouth : a pressure sensitive tape operation S.l. : s.n., 1981?

Stempel : die fleissigen Helfer. Kassel : Künstlern + B. und J.O. Olbrich, c1982.

Dokumentation Project "Ritme" : N.L.-Centrum, Amsterdam, 1.-10. April 1983 : Köln/Amsterdam 1983 : management Poppe & Ball.Amsterdam : N.L. Centrum, [1983]

See it and marvel / [NP Monro + JO Olbrich. London : s.n.], 1983. – Artist Book

An den Rändern der Wirklichkeit = On the edges of reality : Stanislav Horváth, Jürgen O. Olbrich : [November 1985, Institut Kunst Zeit Forschung, München, Januar 1986, Galerico ... Rosenheim, März 1986, Kunstraum ... Kassel]. [Munich : Der Institut, 1985] – Exhibition Catalog

European vacation and other international incidents : Goethe Institute, 2.3-10.3.1985 [San Francisco : Goethe Institute, 1985?] – Exhibition Catalog

Le plan--jour et nuit, nuit et jour. Ventabren : Editions Nepe, [1985?]

Chalks/toners : a photocopy poem Montréal : [s.n.], 1986. (with Georg Mühleck.) – Artist Book

Etiketten von mir = stick me down. Foto Renato Ghiazza. [S.l. : s.n., 1987]

City-souvenir : expanded performance : documenta 8, 1987 Kassel, Germany / Arno Arts, Wolfgang Hainke, Niall Monro, Jürgen O. Olbrich ... [et al.]. S.l. : s.n., 1987]

Collaboration collapse : an international artist-stamps project ... Kassel 1985-1987, an international collaboration project, collab, collap, collab, collap. Kassel : Kunstraum : Zentrum für künstlerische Perforation, [1987]

Collective copy. Variant title: Test copy/copy test. Kassel, Germany : J.O. Olbrich, 1988- - Periodical

Comedial harmonies mit Trutsch und Troll / Wolfgang Hainke, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Emmett Williams. Köln : [s.n.], 1989.

" Alexande, Thortr, Srenate und Micael" : a short-story [S.l.] : J. Olbrich, [199-] – Artist Book

Set of 24 : scene actually glows! Orillia, Ontario, Canada : ASFi Editions, 1990.

Denken, Ja : Zeitschrift für Tiegel & Tumult, 1986-1990 : eine Zeitschrift und ihre Gäste / [Wolfgang Luh/Jürgen O. Olbrich]. Kassel : Kunstkammer Hauptbahnhof ; Köln : Galerie Schüppenhauer, c1990.

International artists-magazines = Künstler-Zeitschriften International : ART Nürnberg 6, Art Fair International ’91 Nürnberg : ART Nürnberg, [1991]

Tiegel & Tumult : eine Zeitschrift und Ihre Gäste : Kunstverein Lübbecke, 20.4-20.5 1991, ART Nürnberg 6, 20.-23.6. 1991 Kassel : Tiegel & Tumult, [1991] (with Wolfgang Luh)

Com trust : an electrographic expedition to the Arctic Circle / Franz John, Heta Norros, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Lieve Prins. Rovaniemi-Lappland : Rovaniemi Taidemuseo, 1992.

No news. [S.l.] : J.O. Olbrich, [1993-1999] – Periodical

Souvenir-story-image. [Arnhem, Netherlands?] : Analgerie Books, [1993] – Artist Book

Rote bete : (trip in supermarket) [Netherlands? : J.O. Olbrich], 1993. (with César Figueiredo.)

Copy art .Siegen : Galerie S, Kooperation Kunstverein & Sparkasse, [1994]

Jürgen O. Olbrich, the art of copy art : 1973-1994. Wolnzach : WA-Galerie, c1994.

3 tough guys. 1994 – Artist Book

Jürgen O. Olbrich : bonhommes faits avec des élastiques. Hannover : Galerie 13, [1995] – Exhibition Catalog

The great theory : 1. 2. 3. Kassel : No-Institute : J. Olbrich, [1996] – Artist Book

Sammlung Hussong : Künstler-Holzpostkarten / [Herausgeber, Köhler Herrenmoder ; Konzeption, Jürgen O. Olbrich] Beverungen : Frank + Heiner Hussong, c1997.

Achse Kassel-Bern : 2x Provinz. [Kassel : J. Olbrich, 1999]- (editor) - Periodical

Art journaux, die Kunst der Zeitschrift : Kasseler Kunstverein, 29.1.-13.3. 2000 : Sammlung Rolf Dittmar / [Herausgeber, Kasseler Kunstverein ; Konzeption, Rolf Dittmar, Jürgen O. Olbrich]. Das Museum, [2000] (curator) – Exhibition Catalog

Sources for obtaining more information about the artist:

Jannsen, Ruud. Mail-interview with Jürgen O. Olbrich. 1996 http://www.iuoma.org/olbrich.html - very short description of a conversation Jannsen had with Olbrich that he expects to post on the web eventually. No biographical information.