Tag: Art in public space
All mini Wagner figures disappeared from the Green Hill – Bavaria
The artist Ottmar Hörl installed more than 100 gold-colored Wagner sculptures in front of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus at the end of July – now they are all gone. “The work…
The Snow White from Lohr – is it all fake? – Bavaria
The Autobahn sign is an authority, especially in this country. Eight kilometers to Rattelsdorf, five to the next gas station. The announcements are not to be questioned. And then twice…
Unterammergau: The sighting has to go – Bavaria
In 2019, the entrepreneur Christian Zott had a mobile work of art built in Unterammergau that almost split the place. After a long back and forth, the huge steel sculpture…
How Spanish art adorns Munich – Munich
Can Temizgezek dangles his legs. He is sitting on scaffolding at a height of three meters and is painting fine white lines on the large wall in front of him.…
Bavaria: Figures stolen from Ludwig Erhard – Bavaria
Two sculptures showing the former Chancellor have been stolen in front of the Ludwig Erhard Center in Fürth. The plastic sculptures, which are about 50 centimeters tall, have a total…
Traunstein: Nothing for everyone – Bavaria
Nothing is going on at the Traunstein town square during these weeks, and almost half the town promptly talks about nothing. It’s no wonder, because by the standards of the…
Unterammergau: Flying Schwarzbau – Bavaria
For the second time, an entrepreneur has had a transportable tower built in the sculpture garden of his Unterammergau art gallery, which probably even towers over the local church tower.…
Hard as marble and soft to the touch – Munich
For three months it has been standing at the Stachus, directly in front of the Palace of Justice: the “Autoeater”. A large maw of white marble swallowing a Fiat Panda.…
Light art in Munich – Munich
180 people are lolling quietly on beanbags or chairs in the middle of the evangelical town church of Sankt Markus on the Altstadtring, their eyes wide open. Outside it’s snowing,…
Art in public space: The “Bridge Sprout” on the Isar is gone – Munich
Art in public space can roughly be divided into two categories: When one comes to mind – although not only, then first of all, because it is also historically the…