Thomas Schütte has been working with architectural models and sketches since the early 1980s, and the playful investigation of small and big, model and execution, art as a model and the model as art permeates his entire oeuvre, most palpably so in his group of architectural sculptures, which are the focus of this exhibition.
In addition to the small-scale models of the last three decades, this exhibition presents full-scale walk-in realisations of some of his designs, among them a Holiday Home for Terrorists and a One Man House. A selection of recently completed new sculptures complements the architectural works.
Images:
1. Big Buildings, 1989, cardboard, wood, Photo: David Ertl © Art and Exhibition Hall, Bonn 2010 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010
2. Ferienhaus für Terroristen, 2009–2010, wood, fabric, Photo: Tania Beilfuß © Art and Exhibition Hall, Bonn 2010 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010
-Model for a hotel, Construction of the exhibition, 2010 Photo: David Ertl, © Art and Exhibition Hall, Bonn 2010 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010
3. One Man House II, 2007–2009, metal, wood, glass, various materials, Photo: David Ertl © Art and Exhibition Hall, Bonn 2010 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010
