KoelnSkulptur 5
Subtitle: Skulpturenpark Koeln, April 2009 - April 2011
Contributors: Editor: Stiftung Skulpturenpark Koeln; Artists:; James Lee Byars; Bonnie Collura; George Condo; Tony Cragg,; Aaron Curry; Christina Doll; Bogomir Ecker; Alexander Esters; Fischli / Weiss; Barry Flanagan; Günther Förg; Katharina Fritsch; Dan Graham; Jenny Holzer; Leiko Ikemura; Jörg Immendorff; Anish Kapoor; Bernd Kastner; Stefan Kern; Norbert Kricke; Markus Lüpertz; ...
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Koenig, Koeln
Published: 2009
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9783865606396
Description: James Lee Byars, Bonnie Collura, George Condo, Tony Cragg, Aaron Curry, Christina Doll, Bogomir Ecker, Alexander Esters, Fischli / Weiss, Barry Flanagan, Günther Förg, Katharina Fritsch, Dan Graham, Jenny Holzer, Leiko Ikemura, Jörg Immendorff, Anish Kapoor, Bernd Kastner, Stefan Kern, Norbert Kricke, Markus Lüpertz, Jonathan Meese, Isa Melsheimer, Thomas Moecker, Tatzu Nishi, Kirsten Ortwed, Jorge Pardo, Tal R, Tobias Rehberger, Thomas Rentmeister, Manfred Pernice, Ulrich Rückriem, Michael Sailstorfer, Jan Philip Scheibe, Thomas Scheibitz, Joel Shapiro, Dirk Skreber, Torsten Slama, Andreas Slominski, Alan Sonfist, Mauro Staccioli, Thomas Stimm, Mark di Suvero, Rosemarie Trockel, Simon Ungers, Bernar Venet, Paul Wallach, Ina Weber, Franz West, Martin Willing, Heimo Zobernig
Notes: This volume presents outdoor sculptures, both those recently produced for the new arrangement of the Cologne Sculpture Park and works that already exist, on numerous colour plates. It grapples with the decline of outdoor sculpture and the debate on its current forms, as well as the aspects of modern society and environment that are reflected in the subject range of these works. Reaktor by Dirk Skreber, Herbert-Bayer-Zigaretten kiosk / Atomskulptur by Torsten Slama and Disappearing Forest of Germany by Alan Sonfist all deal with the burning issues of our times. The focus is on the current discussion about the financial and economic crisis, the dominance of technology, the shift in global power, climate change and over-population, but also "celebrity culture", success and fame. In this way, KölnSkulptur 5 affords a representative view of the positions taken by contemporary outdoor sculpture and makes the vitality of this genre clear for all to see.
4/2009 - 4/2011