Dolomit, zugeschnitten / Cut Dolomite
The sculpture serves as a starting point for the first Skulptur-Projekte in 1977. Likewise, as a site-specific sculpture that intensively interacts with its surroundings, it is also starting point into Ulrich Rückriem’s sculptural work. Nine raw stone wedges of differing heights were placed side by side to form a stepped wall that is smooth along the front with a sloped natural surface on the back.
The form and material make reference to the brick buttresses on the longitudinal wall of the nearby Petrikirche, functioning as their sculptural counterpart. After its installation, it was heavily criticized at first and then even dismantled in 1981. However, it was reinstalled in its location for the 1987 Skulptur-Projekte and has been widely acknowledged as an important contribution to the development of art in public space since then.
Ulrich Rückriem
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Münster, Jesuitengang, next to the Petrikirche
