About

The Skulptur Projekte at Munster is the sculptural equivalent of the Venice Biennale or the documenta exhibitions at Kassel. It has been held every 10 years since 1977 and has hosted works by sculptors such as Carl Andre, Richard Long, Mark Wallinger and Jeremy Deller. Britta Peters curated the event in 2017, together with Kasper König as artistic director and Marianne Wagner as another curator.

Peters will not only talk about the impact of the Skulptur Projekte 2017 but will also introduce the significance of public sculpture in the context of her new role as the artistic director of Urbane Künste Ruhr, a decentralised institution for contemporary art in the Ruhr region of Germany that is responsible for art projects, exhibitions and events in public spaces. She has developed a new approach to public sculpture projects in this context – the ‘Ruhr Ding’ – that takes on major contemporary themes, such as climate change. In May/June 2019, the theme was Territories, an exhibition that examined the role that territory plays in forming identity, an issue of particular resonance in what may very well be the year of Brexit.

© Henning Rogge / Urbane Künste Ruhr

About the Autumn Art Lecture Series

Until recently, the sculptural arts have dominated the squares and public spaces of the city. This has never been an easy task. Such places put art in a difficult position: hard to avoid but open to attack. Some find the statue a source of delight while for others it represents a challenge to be contested. Indifference has also plagued this public art form. More recently, other more interactive interventions have usurped its role. Understanding public sculpture requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Political, social, historical and aesthetic issues are all at stake. This year’s Autumn Art Lectures touch on all these areas and aim to make us think not just about the past of public sculpture, but also its possible future.

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