Henning Christiansen

His overall goal was to work collaboratively and to trespass conventional boundaries. He resented the idea of an isolated artistic genius and his entire production can be seen as a subsequent and vibrant example of praxis in a constant flux. He believed in the need to trespass conventional boundaries between artistic disciplines. This is visible from his engagement in Fluxus, over numerous collaborative performances to his position as a professor at the Art Academy in Hamburg (Hochschule für Bildende Künste – HfBK). Christiansen lived almost 40 years on the Danish Island Møn. He presented a retrospective exhibition in Copenhagen and participated in the music festival Wundergrund shortly before his death. The word "minimal" was perhaps first used in relation to music in 1968 by Michael Nyman, who "deduced a recipe for the successful 'minimal-music' happening from the entertainment presented by Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik at the ICA", which included a performance of Springen by Henning Christiansen and a number of unidentified performance-art pieces.

Henning Christiansen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Music. The recorded working language is Danish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Basel. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Work by Henning Christiansen is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, City of Pori art collection, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Whitney Museum of American Art. Distinctions recorded are Eckersberg Medal.

• Sonate Op. 13 (1962) • Perspective Constructions (1965) • Beckett-sange Op. 14 (1963) • Den arkadiske op.32 (1966) • fluxorum organum Op.39 (1967) • Hulemåned Op. 143 (1981) • Betrayal Op. 144 (1981) • Sulemåned Op. 145 (1981) • Kong Frost Op. 147 (1982) • Maskemåned Op. 148 (1982) • Kameliadamens kærlighed og død Op. 152 (1983) • Symphony Natura Op.170 (1985) • Abschiedssymphonie Op.177 (1988) • Kreuzmusik (1989) • Verena Vogelzymphon (1991) • Dust Out of Brain (1995)

Henning Christiansen is recorded as composer, university teacher, draftsperson, video artist and conceptual artist. Christiansen received Eckersberg Medal.