The sculpture ‘Points of View’ by Tony Cragg stands in the Schaumburgergasse (4. District). I came across this work only a few days after I saw a similar one in Stuttgart.
Category: Public Art
U-Turm Bilderuhr in Dortmund
The landmark of Dortmund is the big U on top of a former brewery building. Today the building houses besides others the Museum Ostwall and some exhibition rooms. The windows looking like mosaics are actually movies shown high over the city.
Artwork by Eva Schlegel in Vienna
In this picture, my shadow is standing on public art created by the Austrian artist Eva Schlegel. The artwork appears on the soil in front of the Office of the Federal President of Austria in Vienna.
Yellow fog in Vienna
Fire! Fire! Fire! Yellow smoke is drifting from the basement of an office building in a central place of Vienna. A truck from the fire brigade is standing next to the building, but the firefighters don’t care. What is going on? Well, the solving of this marvel: It’s not a fire. It’s contemporary art.
‘Hill Arches’ by Henry Moore
The bronze sculpture ‘Hill Arches’ was designed by Henry Moore in 1973. It stands in a water basin in front of the Baroque Karlskirche in Vienna. Some criticise the contrast between classical and modern. I enjoy the artfully curved lines in both works. [German]
Subway station Volkstheater
In the station of Volkstheater, you find a 360 m² glass mosaic providing the passengers with a dose of public art. It was made to designs by the artist Anton Lehmden in 1991. He is considered a member of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. [German]
Sculpture by Stephan Balkenhol in Kassel
Fun detail seen in Kassel: A figure standing on top of a sphere inside a church steeple. Its a sculpture created by the artist Stephan Balkenhol. The traffic lights are not art, I was just standing at a pedestrian crossing and there was no time for a better position.
Speaking lanterns of Celle
In the streets of Celle, I came across speaking lanterns. The told me stories about the city. I found the idea exceptional. But I thought it would be even more fun to use the standard city lamp posts for this installation.
Public art by Max Weiler at Innsbruck railway station
At Innsbruck central station (Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof), I had a look at this public art by Max Weiler. The depicted man at the right edge of the painting represents an important person in the history of Innsbruck. It is Emperor Maximilian I.
Sculpture L’Ange Protecteur
Walking through Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zurich Central Station), I came across this public art created by Niki de Saint Phalle. The sculpture, dating back to 1997, is titled L’Ange Protecteur. That literally means Guardian Angel.
Public art by Chris Burden in Deutschlandsberg
This building seen at the railway station of Deutschlandsberg is not a shelter from World War II. It is an artwork named Poured Concrete Bunker created by Chris Burden.
Greened car by BijaRi in Graz
Well, what do you think if you suddenly see such a car in the streets of your city? If you think this is a sort of art work you are right. It is an urban intervention made by BijaRi, a group of architects and artists from São Paulo.