_The Humane Society for Intellectual Necrophilia (HGGN) was founded by Péter Farkas on September 22, 1989, in Cologne. The activities of the Society spanned three connected areas. It published a multimedia-based art edition (Edition Necrophil), and it conducted two kinds of events: the so-called Mental Cabinets of the Bizarre and Installation Parties.
_The organizational framework of HGGN/Edition Necrophil was run by Cologne-based publisher Verlag IL (before: Verlag Irodalmi Levelek). At the end of the 80s, the publisher issued a Hungarian-language magazine series with works of fiction by authors such as e.g. György Konrád etc. Hungarian-language activities were discontinued in 1989.
_The founding document of Edition Necrophil, resp. “A number of subjective, pseudo-philosophical considerations, which have led to the birth of the term intellectual necrophilia”can be found here.
_HGGN/Verlag IL issued approx. 45 art editions as part of Edition Necrophil. Participating artists include i.a. Hermann Nitsch (1938, A), Curtis Anderson (1956, USA), Ro.Ka.Wi. (1952, D), Jürgen Klauke (1943, D), Boris Nieslony (1945, D), Roland Bergère (F), Danny Devos/Club Moral (B), Tom Dokoupil (1959, D), Attila Kovács (1938-2017, H/D), Group 15th November (active 1989-ca.1995), Endre Tót (1937, H/D), Larry Miller (1944, USA) etc. etc.
_In addition, three Mental Cabinets of the Bizarre were established by Group 15th November, by Nicole Guiraud (F)/Boris Nieslony (D) and by Roland Bergère (F); one Installation Party (Bizarre Christmas) was organized with i.a. Jürgen Klauke (D), Roland Bergère (F), Boris Nieslony (D), Ro.Ka.Wi. (D), Danny Devos (B) and multiple activities/exhibitions were set up during that time, e.g. the Last Day Issue in memory of Fluxus (Fluxus/’luxus) at the Ultimate Akademie / Ultimate Academy (founded by Al Hansen) in 1992 or the exhibition Voids (Sex makes me glad, sad, mad) by Endre Tót.
_The art book series The White Book was edition no. 1 of Edition Necrophil, The Virtual Diary was an activity run by Verlag IL and ASA-European at the Moltkerei Werkstatt within the interactive TV project Piazza Virtuale / Quantenpool Köln at documenta 9 (1992).
_The Humane Society for Intellectual Necrophilia was never officially “disbanded” but halted its activities as HGGN at latest 1995/1996.
Geistiges Bizarrkabinett / Mental Cabinet of the Bizarre III. – Roland Bergére, Cologne 1992 (April/Mai)
Geistiges Bizarrkabinett / Mental Cabinet of the Bizarre III. – Roland Bergére, Cologne 1992 (April/Mai)
Fluxus/Luxus – Die HGGN gab zum Gedenken an Fluxus einen Letztagsbrief heraus / The HGGN issued a Last Day Issue in memory of Fluxus – 27. September 1992, Ultimate Akademie, Köln
Fluxus/Luxus – Letzttagsbrief / Last Day Issue
Fluxus/Luxus – Die HGGN gab zum Gedenken an Fluxus einen Letztagsbrief heraus / The HGGN issued a Last Day Issue in memory of Fluxus – 27. September 1992, Ultimate Akademie, Köln
Installationsparty / Installation Party I. – Bizarre Christmas – Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln 1991
Installationsparty / Installation Party I. – Bizarre Christmas – Roland Bergére, Danny Devos, Péter Farkas, Louis Flamel, Gruppe 15. November, Nicole Guiraud, Jürgen Klauke, Boris Nieslony, Ro.Ka.Wi., Enno Stahl etc., Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln 1991
Installationsparty / Installation Party I. – Bizarre Christmas – Roland Bergére, Danny Devos, Péter Farkas, Louis Flamel, Gruppe 15. November, Nicole Guiraud, Jürgen Klauke, Boris Nieslony, Ro.Ka.Wi., Enno Stahl etc., Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln 1991
Installationsparty / Installation Party I. – Bizarre Christmas – Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln 1991
Installationsparty / Installation Party I. – Bizarre Christmas – Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln 1991 – Jo Zimmermann, Parzival (Gebrüder Kunst)
Gründung von zeitgemäßen Institutionen mit Péter Farkas, Boris Nieslony, Jügen Fritz, Roi Vaara, Ro.Ka.Wi., am 25. September 1993 im Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
Gründung von zeitgemäßen Institutionen mit Péter Farkas, Boris Nieslony, Jügen Fritz, Roi Vaara, Ro.Ka.Wi., am 25. September 1993 im Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
Art book project “The White Book” Edition Necrophil, No. 01 – Csaba Mánfai, Monty Canstin (Istvan Kantor)
Art book project “The White Book” Edition Necrophil, No. 01 – Csaba Mánfai, Roland Bergére
Endre Tót „Zero-Signaturen“ auf dem Stand 43, Kölner Bücherherbst 1995, Neumarkt
Endre Tót – Hohlräume, September/Oktober 1998, Internationale Photoszene Köln / Rathenauplatz
Pegasus und die Kunst, edition nekrophil 28c
Entnetzung – Eine interpassive Einrichtung mit Boris Nieslony und Gruppe 15. November (HGGN), September 1993, International Performance Art – Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
Geistiges Bizarrkabinett / Mental Cabinet of the Bizarre II. – Nicole Guiraud, Cologne 1991 (November)
Endogene Texttransformation / Konsumierte Wörter werden Scheisse – Inge Broska und Ro.Ka.Wi., Kölner Bücherherbst 1995, Neumarkt
Edition Necrophil – Curtis Anderson, Roland Bergére, Danny Devos, Tom Dokoupil, Péter Farkas, Group November 15th, Nicole Guiraud, HGGN, Anja Ibsch, Rolf J. Kirsch, Jürgen Klauke, Boris Nieslony, Hermann Nitsch, Pietro Pellini, Ro.Ka.Wi., Parzival, Enno Stahl, Endre Tót, Yorick etc. / Editionsräume, Köln