15.06.2010
Gustav Metzger inspires artists
A few days ago we wrote about Gustav Metzger’s film Project Stockholm, June, (Phase 1) which is being shown as part of the Festival every other day from 11 to 25 June, at 9 p.m. at the ArtBoom Tauron Festival Information Point on the Main Market next to the City Hall tower.
One can notice references to Project Stockholm, June (Phase 1) in such recent works as Simon Starling’s Kartenhaus project in 2002, which was created for the Frankfurt gallery, Portikus, or in Santiago Sierry’s work, entitled 245m³, in Stommeln, Germany in 2006. There you can find a synagogue – one of the few remaining buildings which was not damaged during the massacres of 1938 and not destroyed during the post-war wave of reconstruction and urban revitalization in Germany. In connection with this, the artistic project entitled Synagogue Stommeln was initiated in 1990. Its aim was to create a dialogue referring to the history and significance of that place. Every year one artist is invited to realize a project which interacts with the space and redefines the architecture of that place, which is subject to many historical contexts and references. In 2006, Santiago Sierra was invited to take part in this project. In his installation, bearing the title 245m³, Sierra brought the exhaust fumes of six cars outside the building into the empty synagogue through over 100 meters of pipes. Even though this piece strongly relates to the Holocaust it has many things in common with Project Stockholm, June (Phase 1), presented at the ArtBoom Tauron Festival. This is the best example of how big an influence Gustav Metzger’s projects have on contemporary art.
One can notice references to Project Stockholm, June (Phase 1) in such recent works as Simon Starling’s Kartenhaus project in 2002, which was created for the Frankfurt gallery, Portikus, or in Santiago Sierry’s work, entitled 245m³, in Stommeln, Germany in 2006. There you can find a synagogue – one of the few remaining buildings which was not damaged during the massacres of 1938 and not destroyed during the post-war wave of reconstruction and urban revitalization in Germany. In connection with this, the artistic project entitled Synagogue Stommeln was initiated in 1990. Its aim was to create a dialogue referring to the history and significance of that place. Every year one artist is invited to realize a project which interacts with the space and redefines the architecture of that place, which is subject to many historical contexts and references. In 2006, Santiago Sierra was invited to take part in this project. In his installation, bearing the title 245m³, Sierra brought the exhaust fumes of six cars outside the building into the empty synagogue through over 100 meters of pipes. Even though this piece strongly relates to the Holocaust it has many things in common with Project Stockholm, June (Phase 1), presented at the ArtBoom Tauron Festival. This is the best example of how big an influence Gustav Metzger’s projects have on contemporary art.
