Thomas Virnich’s intervention in the park at the Ludwig Forum was created for the building’s opening in 1991. At first glance, the sculpture is reminiscent of ruins, which have a long tradition as an element of landscape architecture. In fact, an empty, dilapidated greenhouse served as the starting point for the work. The artist filled…

The Tower of Babel is a well-known story from the Old Testament (Genesis 11:1-9) about man’s hubris in his attempt to become godlike, which was punished with confusion. Thomas Virnich’s version of this tower is an extremely fragile structure – a cylindrical collection of architectural fragments and various objects, cast in bronze and painted. The…