Braunschweig Parcours 2004

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Locations of the art projects
The Elster flea market
Zikzak

The Braunschweig Parcours 2004 was a temporary exhibition of contemporary art in public space that took place from June 26, 2004 to October 31, 2004 along the flood ditches and the Oker in Braunschweig . The Braunschweig Parcours 2004 comprised twelve installations and was the continuation of the Lichtparcours 2000 project , which had taken place four years earlier parallel to Expo 2000 . In contrast to the light course, the individual positions were not tied to the bridges. It was the second event in the Braunschweig Parcours series.

The Braunschweig Parcours 2004 served as an important reference project for the application of Braunschweig and the region to the European Capital of Culture 2010. However, the application was against those from Essen, the center of RUHR.2010 . Nevertheless, another light course was held in 2010 .

Only one installation of this art project remained permanently, the Elster flea market at Hohetor. A second work of art, the Zikzak, remained on loan in Braunschweig for a few years and was eventually dismantled.

Artists and projects

The artists Cosima von Bonin , Mark Dion , Isa Genzken , Tobias Rehberger , Andreas Slominski and Franz West were involved .

The exhibits included: Howl, Der Elster Flea Market, Lighted Branches, The Boat of Tears, Oliver Oliver Oliver, Adipöse Granddaughter, ZIKZAK, Fireworks, Trümmerbahnen, Centripetale and the Olympus of Slowness as well as Class of Jealous Dance, which consisted of several sub-objects. The artists were free to choose the location of the installations within the Oker area.

Installations

  • 1) The work “Class of Jealous Dance” by Cosima von Bonin consisted of several sub-projects at different locations and thus formed its own course. This project included the installation and restoration of street furniture and the like.
  • 2) "Howl" by Tom Burr consisted of a group of walk-in cages and was set up in the Magnikirchhof. The cages were set up like a maze.
  • 3) Mark Dion's “Elster Flea Market” is located on Sonnenstrasse in the Hohetor area. It consists of a small house that houses a collection of items that were gathered at the flea markets in the region. The construction of the house model was inspired by the small antiquarian bookshop on Burgplatz , which was even modeled on its design.
  • 4) "Lighted Branches" by Isa Genzken . This project was located in the museum park and consisted of white branches that were spread out on a lawn and glowed at night. They had been painted with phosphorescent paint.
  • 5) "The Boat of Tears" by Jean-Michel Othoniel was located on the eastern flood ditch near the theater bridge . It was a small boat made of raw wood with a structure of colored glass spheres that form a canopy. It was intended to commemorate the travelers, traders and conquerors who came to Braunschweig by water.
  • 6) “Oliver Oliver Oliver” by Jorge Pardo was a cinema on Löwenwall. The structure made of transparent plastic consisted of two parts, one colored orange, the other yellow. In the middle was the red entrance. Both rooms had a canvas each.
  • 7) Tobias Rehberger's “Adipose Granddaughter” was a tree house made of transparent plastic in several colors in a tree in Inselwallpark . During the guided tours through the course, it was possible to climb up to the work of art.
  • 8) "Zikzak" by Pedro Reyes was a small, half-timbered tower that served as both a boat dock and a lookout tower. It was set up near Mühlenpfordtstrasse on the bank of the Eastern Umflutgraben.
  • 9) A “firework” by Andreas Slominski was set up in the garden of the Braunschweig Art Association (Villa Salve Hospes).
  • 10) The “Trümmerbahnen”, an installation by Ina Weber , was to the west of the portico pond in the Bürgerpark. This work consisted of a mini golf course with building models that were modeled on ruins of houses. They were intended to remember Braunschweig, which was destroyed in World War II and whose rubble and rubble were removed in a ten-year process.
  • 11) The "Centripetale" by Franz West was a work of art in Inselwallpark, consisting of a stele surrounded by a ring.
  • 12) Joseph Zehrer's “Olympus of Slowness” consisted of several rings made of colored plastic and was located in the Bürgerpark at the Volkswagenhalle. The five rings that represented the continents could be circled and were illuminated at night.

literature

  • City of Braunschweig, Department of Culture: Braunschweig Parcours 2004. Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2004, ISBN 3-937664-17-3 .

Web links

Commons : Braunschweig Parcours 2004  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Braunschweig Parcours 2004 ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on ratsinfo.braunschweig.de (PDF)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ratsinfo.braunschweig.de
  2. ↑ Braunschweig Parcours 2004 on braunschweiger-zeitung.de (with four photos)