Under the title Thinking Shape, the Würth Cultural Forum in Chur (Switzerland) shows sculptures of the Swiss sculptor Carlo Borer. Currently, a large Niki de Saint Phalle exhibition takes place with over 150 exhibits at the Kunsthalle Würth in Schwäbisch Hall (Germany).
The three works by Niki de Saint Phalle, which would otherwise be in the public park of the Würth International AG branch in Chur, were not sold. The company has other revenue streams, as the Managing Director Gerd Rössler joked at the opening of the Carlo Borer exhibition at the end of April. Rössler was pleased that the works of the Swiss sculptor could form an exciting show, while the sculptures of Niki de Saint Phalle form part of the exhibition in Schwäbisch Hall.
Thinking Shape
In his introduction, Dr. Rolf Hohmeister, founder and organizer of the triennial Sculpture Bad Ragartz (Bad Ragatz, CH) compared Borer’s works with envoys from another reality who meet as strangers but still leave the feeling as if they were old acquaintances. Dr. Hohmeister described how, with his geometric shapes, Borer speaks primarily to the limbic system of the brain, an area that is also responsible for the instincts, pointing to the fact that these sculptures appear to the viewer in complex ways.
The exhibition continues until 16 October.
The park is accessible to the public.
Aspermontstrasse 1, Chur Switzerland
