HAMBURG.- For the first time, Deichtorhallen Hamburg is showcasing the versatile oeuvre of Zurich artist and polymath Dieter Meier – in the form of a comprehensive museum show. The exhibition runs through September 11, 2011 at Sammlung Falckenberg (Phoenix-Werke, in Hamburg’s Harburg district). In the 1980s, Meier first became known to the broader general public as part of the music duo YELLO, which is now considered one of the most influential electro-Pop acts per se. At the same time, Dieter Meier was active as a film and videoclip director, and his music videos for YELLO emphatically defined the genre and were constantly on show on MTV. Far less well-known is Dieter Meier’s oeuvre as a Concept and performance artist, starting as long ago as the late 1960s. With his radical situationism, as absurd as it was humorous, Meier started to explore new spaces and scope for art, and was repeatedly inspired to stage performance in public spaces relying on direct interac