In bed with Martin Luther
Subtitle: alsdann flugs und fröhlich geschlafen
By: herausgegeben von Alexander Ochs und Johannes Sparsbrod
Contributors: Ochs, Alexander, 1954-; Sparsbrod, Johannes, 1966-; Lutherdenkmal (Eisenach, Germany)
Series: Kerber art; Kerber art
Publisher: Kerber
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Bielefeld
Language: ger
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9783735603418
Subjects: Exhibitions; Statues
Description: "2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's posting of his theses in Wittenberg. As a kickoff to the Reformation Year, the Tokyo-based artist Tatzu Nishi, who became known through his transformation of historical monuments such as the Columbus statue in Central Park in New York, has subjected the Luther monument erected in Eisenach in 1895 to an artistic transformation. For this, over the base around Luther, he built a 3.8-meter-tall house that can be entered by visitors. It at first conceals the monument, to then facilitate an impressive encounter with Martin Luther in the bedroom for those who come in. The book accompanying the art action looks at Nishi's contemporary art in its examination of Luther's historical legacy"--Publisher's website.
Notes: On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Lutherdenkmal, Eisenach, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references.

Parallel texts in English and German.