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In Memoriam Paul Suter (1926 ? 2009)
Paul Suter one of the most distinguished Swiss iron sculptors was one of the first members of sculpture network and one of the most renowned. From 1951 onwards Paul Suter has been working as an independent artist in Basel, the Swiss canton Jura...
Paul Wiedmer (CH) ?Fire and Iron? at the Tinguely Museum Basel
The sculptor Paul Wiedmer is one of the most known artist of the latest generation of Swiss iron sculptors. The Tinguely Museum Basel dedicates him a large retro perspective. Paul Wiedmer was born in 1947 in the Swiss town of Burgdorf. He became...
?Second Wind 2005? by James Turrell (USA) in the Fundación NMAC, Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz), Spain
In 2006 when James Turrell fist visited the Kunststiftung NMAC he was thrilled to realise a project there. ?I will give new value to something which is freely accessible ? natural light. We hardly acknowledge its value because it never runs out? he...
Inventory with 1000 Giacometti-fakes discovered
A secret storage with 1000 fake bronze plastics by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) has been found by German police officers. In Frankfurt/Main a 59 year old has been charged.The man calling himself ?Reichsgraf? is supposed to have...
Finally more clarity ? the publication ?Posthume Affusions?is out now
One of the most important basic books on the topic of ?Posthume Güsse? just came out: on September 8th 2008 an important symposium ?Posthume Güsse? took place. Now the working group Bildhauermuseen und Skulpturensammlungen e.V. and the Arp Museum...
Art campaign against climate change in Berlin ? 1000 melting people made out of ice at the Gendarmenmarkt
The arctic is melting even more dramatic than we thought. In order to visualise this WWF and several Berliners and visitors placed 1.000 handmade ice figures on the steps of the concert hall at the Gendarmenmarkt. The small fragile sculptures made...
Roxy Paine at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (USA)
The ?Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden? of the MET in New York has become on of the most prestigious places for outside sculptures. This year the US-Sculptor Roxny Payne (1966) created a large sculpture for the spectacular garden.?Maelstrom? is...