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Heiner Stachelhaus passed away |
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The German AICA mourns the loss of Heiner Stachelhaus, member since 1975 and one of its Vice Presidents from 1980 to 1989. He seemed to have been born to write, yet all those befriended with him knew how he had compiled everything from his early youth onwards. When he prepared one of his books, writing was preceded by a protracted research period, during which he scrupulously mastered the material. The actual writing of the book itself then went exceedingly swiftly. When possible, Heiner Stachelhaus would seclude himself for a few weeks, and developed a highly remarkable, concentrated energy for writing. Thus the extremely successful Beuys book (1987) came to be. Following the extended definition of art, the extended definition of a museum, Stachelhaus had invented the extended definition of a book with his Beuys book - as he wrote in its dedication. With it he refrained, to a large extent, from the popular analyses and interpretations, and studied the effect of the artist through his/her own thought and actions. The same can be said of his later "Zero" book (1993), in which he portrayed Zero from the inner circle as an intimate biography. It was and is a pleasure to read his books, also for insiders. He did suffer a bit, though, due to the fact that his Malewitsch book (1989) was not granted the success of his others. He wrote pieces on art criticism for the NRZ (Neue Ruhr-/Neue Rhein-Zeitung) in Essen, where he was Culture Editor starting in 1968. He was clearly outspoken in his disagreement with the removal of art from the feuilletons. He was able to call (poor) developments by name, loud and clear. It was part of his personality that he loved and hated and fervently articulated both. Art was his passion, something which was expressed in many lifelong friendships with artists. Signs of these friendships were the many books and catalogs which he published or for which he wrote knowledgeable texts. He was born on 27 August 1930 in Radevormwald, lived in Düsseldorf and then for decades in Essen, and later in Mülheim/Ruhr; he passed away on 8 July 2002 in Essen. We will commemorate and honor the memory of Heiner Stachelhaus. 11 July 2002 Jürgen Claus
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