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Rheydt

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Rheydt (rīt), city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It forms a twin city with Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (mön`khən-gläd`bäkh), formerly München-Gladbach
..... Click the link for more information. . Rheydt is an industrial center; its manufactures include cotton, silk, and velvet textiles as well as machine tools, electrical equipment, and printing supplies. It was first mentioned in 1180 but was not chartered until 1856. The city was heavily damaged in World War II. Nearby is the Renaissance-style Rheydt palace (1567–81), now a museum.
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The German artist's lifework is the Haus u r (ur-house), 1985-, an outwardly unassuming building in his hometown of Rheydt.
Gregor Schneider: Barbara Gladstone Gallery by Richard, Frances / Artforum International
When I recently paid a visit to Gregor Schneider's Dead House ur in the small German town of Rheydt, an hour away from Cologne, that distant sensation--part curiosity, part fear of being trapped in a claustrophobic space--came back in full force.
Interiority Complex by BIRNBAUM, DANIEL / Artforum International
For the last fifteen years, Gregor Schneider has been frantically "redoing" the interior of his little house in Rheydt, not far from Dusseldorf.
Gregor Schneider: Cellar by Smolik, Noemi / Artforum International
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