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The catalogue traces the history of a unique work of contemporary art, Gregor Schneider's "Haus u r," as well as the story of the artist and further works by Schneider.

In 1985, exactly forty years ago, sixteen-year-old Gregor Schneider moved into an empty two-storey building on Unterheydener Strasse 12 in his hometown, Rheydt. Since then, he has been building rooms within the rooms of the house, rebuilding them, dismantling them, replicating them, and rebuilding them again. Since the mid-1990s,

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The catalogue traces the history of a unique work of contemporary art, Gregor Schneider's "Haus u r," as well as the story of the artist and further works by Schneider.

In 1985, exactly forty years ago, sixteen-year-old Gregor Schneider moved into an empty two-storey building on Unterheydener Strasse 12 in his hometown, Rheydt. Since then, he has been building rooms within the rooms of the house, rebuilding them, dismantling them, replicating them, and rebuilding them again. Since the mid-1990s,

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