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The square stele has been a common sculptural form since antiquity. It has been used for monuments, inscription stones, and grave stones throughout art history, and also serves as the basis for numerous autonomous abstract sculptures. Ulrich Rückriem repeatedly returns to the form of the stele in his work.
In its archaic simplicity, it is particularly suited to express the characteristics of the raw stone, as well as the artist’s minimal interventions. In this sculpture, the stone is preserved just as it was when it was found in the quarry. The sculpture is only structured by the marks that were left behind when the stone was taken from the quarry. The result is a massive monument that changes in appearance based on the wind and weather.
Ulrich Rückriem
1938
geboren in Düsseldorf; lebt und arbeitet in Köln.
1957–1959
Steinmetzlehre in Düren.
1960–1961
Geselle an der Kölner Dombauhütte.
seit 1968
Steinskulpturen.
1969
arbeitete Ulrich Rückriem in einem gemeinsamen Atelier mit Blinky Palermo in Mönchengladbach.
1963–1971
Arbeit im Schloss Nörvenich, in Clonegal, County Carlow, Irland, und in der Normandie.
1972
Teilnahme an der Documenta 5 in Kassel.
1974
Professur an der Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg.
1978
Teilnahme an der Biennale in Venedig.
1982
Teilnahme an der Documenta 7.
1984
Professur an der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
1987
Teilnahme an der Documenta 8.
1988
Professur an der Städelschule, Frankfurt.
1992
Teilnahme an der Documenta 9.
1994
Eröffnung der „Skulpturen-Hallen Ulrich Rückriem“ in Rommerskirchen-Sinsteden.
1998
Piepenbrock-Preis für Skulptur in Berlin.
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Photos © Carsten Gliese
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Location
Duisburg
Duisburg-Rheinhausen, Körnerplatz, on the grass in front of the Bezirksrathaus
Duisburg-Rheinhausen, Körnerplatz, on the grass in front of the Bezirksrathaus
Artist
Ulrich Rückriem
Year
1986
Size
142 x 385 x 117 cm
Material
Split granite
