Skulptur Projekte Muenster
In the summer of 2017, Münster was the venue of the Skulptur Projekte for the fifth time. The renowned major exhibition with its globally unique concept has been taking place at regular ten-year intervals since 1977. The curatorial team, presently made up of Kasper König, Britta Peters and Marianne Wagner, invites artists from many nations to investigate the relationship between art, the public realm, and the urban environment and develop new, site-specific works. Selected projects are realized in the urban space and activate its historical, architectural, social, political and aesthetic contexts. At the same time, the projects point beyond the specific place: in the current edition of the show, themes related to the global present and reflections on the concept of sculpture are as much an integral part of the artistic explorations as deliberations on the relationship between public and private space in times of increasing digitalization. From 10 June to 1 October 2017, approximately thirty new artistic concepts covering a spectrum from classical sculpture to performance art inscribed themselves into the urban space of Münster. The international art event draws visitors from all over the world. Admission is free.
The next Skulptur Projekte will take place in the summer of 2027.
Check availability for a stay in hotel Kaiserhof
Skulptur Projekte is a cooperative project of Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) and the city of Münster. The exhibition is being organized by the LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur.
Skulptur Projekte
LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur
Domplatz 10
48143 Münster
+49 (0) 251/5907 500
mail@skulptur-projekte.de
www.skulptur-projekte.de
www.facebook.com/skulpturprojekte
https://twitter.com/sp_muenster
Impressions of past Skulptur Projekte
Text source: Stadt Münster, Münster Marketing
Pictorial sources (courtesy of LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur):
Upper left: Claes Oldenburg, Giant Pool Balls, 1977, Beton, 3 Kugeln im Durchmesser von 3,50 m, Skulptur Projekte Münster 1977, Standort: Aaseeterrassen, Foto: LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur / Rudolf Wakonigg
Upper right: Ludger Gerdes, Schiff für Münster, 1987, Sandstein, Holz, 2 Pappeln, Länge 43 m, Breite 5 m, Grabenbreite 4 m, Hütte 4,6 x 4,2 x 7,4 m, Skulptur Projekte Münster 1987, Standort: Horstmarer Landweg, Foto: LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur / Rudolf Wakonigg
Lower left: Thomas Schütte, Kirschensäule, 1987, Sandstein, Aluminium, lackiert, Höhe 600 cm, Stadt Münster, Skulptur Projekte Münster 1987, Foto: LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur / Rudolf Wakonigg
Lower right: Isa Genzken, Ohne Titel, 2007, 12 Objekte, diverse Materialien, Maße jeweils ca. 1,5 x 2 x 2 m Standort: Platz an der Liebfrauen-Überwasserkirche, Skulptur Projekte 2007, Foto: LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur / Roman Mensing