23 May 2013

Blickachsen 9: 2013 edition of biennial Blickachsen exhibition of international sculpture

The biennial Blickachsen exhibition has been showing international contemporary sculpture in Bad Homburg since 1997, and has established itself in recent years as one of the most important showcases for contemporary sculpture in the public open space in Germany. Every two years, large-scale works and installations by some of the world's leading sculptors as well as promising new talent are on display in the historical landscape gardens of Bad Homburg and other prime locations throughout the Rhine-Main region. Reflecting the most varied contemporary artistic currents, each Blickachsen is curated together with a different international partner museum. This year, Blickachsen's founder and curator Christian Scheffel is working together with Olivier Kaeppelin, Director of the renowned French Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght.

Blickachsen 9 will present some 90 works by artists from 15 countries in Bad Homburg and six other locations. In each location, the works will be carefully placed to form a creative dialogue with their historical surroundings.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AND VENUES:
In Bad Homburg, Blickachsen 9 will present sculptures and installations, including works specially created for the exhibition, by: Arman (USA), Hans Arp (France), Caspar Berger (The Netherlands), Damien Cabanes (France), Ricardo Calero (Spain), César (France), Richard Deacon (UK), Erik Dietman (Sweden), Gloria Friedmann (France), Antony Gormley (UK), Camille Henrot (France), Sean Henry (UK), Kenny Hunter (UK), Fabrice Hyber (France), Claire-Jeanne Jézéquel (France), Masayuki Koorida (Japan), Luigi Mainolfi (Italy), Yazid Oulab (France), Germaine Richier (France), Jean-Paul Riopelle (Canada), Stefan Rohrer (Germany), Shim Moon-Seup (South Korea), Hans Steinbrenner (Germany), Bernar Venet (France), Henk Visch (The Netherlands) und Not Vital (Switzerland).

In addition, a large number of works will be on display in other locations in the region: a monumental new construction by Matthäus Thoma (Germany) outside the Kunsthalle in Darmstadt; works by Hanneke Beaumont (The Netherlands) and Michael Zwingmann (Germany) in the Eschborn sculpture park; Laura Ford (UK), Jaume Plensa (Spain), Peter Randall-Page (UK), and Sui Jianguo (China) will exhibit on the Westend and Riedberg Campuses of the Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt; 21 bronzes by Dietrich Klinge (Germany) are installed in the Eberbach monastery; 12 works by Masayuki Koorida (Japan) and Peter Randall-Page (UK) are placed along the Limes, the line of fortifications marking the boundary of the Roman Empire in Germany; and finally, in the foyer of The Squaire building at Frankfurt airport, works by Magdalena Abakanowicz (Poland), Ilya & Emilia Kabakov (Russia), Jaume Plensa (Spain), and Assan Smati (France) are to be seen.

CURATORS:
Christian Scheffel as Founder and Curator of Blickachsen; Olivier Kaeppelin, Director of Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, as this year's Co-Curator

PUBLICATION:
An illustrated Blickachsen 9 catalogue (German/English) with an essay by Olivier Kaeppelin will be available at the end of the year.

GUIDED TOURS:
For information on the wide-ranging choice of guided tours on offer please visit our website www.blickachsen.com.

PRESS:
For press requests, please send us an email via presse@blickachsen.de or call us on +49-178-47 32 591. High-resolution press images can be downloaded from our website: www.blickachsen.com

EXHIBITION IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF:

Volker Bouffier, Minister-President of the State of Hesse

ORGANIZERS:
Stiftung Blickachsen gGmbH, Municipal authorities of the City of Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe, Kur- und Kongreß-GmbH Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe, Administration of the Public Stately Homes & Gardens in Hesse

SUPPORTERS:
Deutsche Leasing AG, Freunde der Blickachsen, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, Stefan Quandt