Ludwig's legacy

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The triptych of Ludwig's legacy

The triptych of Ludwig's legacy is a work of art by the sculptor Peter Lenk at the town hall in Ludwigshafen on Lake Constance . The relief attracted nationwide attention because of the naked representation of well-known politicians.

prehistory

On the partial relief "Global Players" you can see (from left) Hans Eichel , Gerhard Schröder , Angela Merkel , Edmund Stoiber and Guido Westerwelle .

The art project was initiated in 2003 by the local tourism association and approved in principle at a council meeting under the working title “Toilet Drama and Feudalism ”.

Contrary to what is claimed in media reports, including from dpa and Bild-Zeitung , the work of art was not financed by the municipality (“from tax money”). The association Kunstfreunde Bodman-Ludwigshafen eV contributed € 30,000 to € 35,000 towards the creation costs for the work of art, including a donation from the community of € 1,500.

According to Lenk, only the middle section of the triptych was transferred to the Kunstverein. The other two parts initially remained in his possession and should be offered to the municipality for sale in 2010. The representative of the Touristik-Förderverein, Regine Rodewald, contradicted this and quoted from the minutes of the meeting:

“A relief in the form of a triptych is to be created on the wall of the public toilet in the customs house. Costs 30,000 euros, since Mr. Lenk does not charge a fee, only the production costs "

- from the minutes of the meeting of the Touristik-Förderverein on August 5, 2005

In July 2010, the municipal council decided to buy the two side wings at a price of 40,000 euros. In November the art association decided to transfer the middle section to the community. In return, the latter undertakes to leave the relief in its entirety in its current location and publicly accessible to everyone. The association Kunstfreunde Bodman-Ludwigshafen may continue to present the relief to groups of visitors.

The relief

In the title, Lenk alludes to the Grand Duke Ludwig von Baden , who ruled Ludwigshafen for twelve years and who is its namesake. In the middle part of the triptych, it is enthroned above the scenery, in which mainly current people and events are satirized .

In the right part of the picture, five naked politicians are shown holding each other's genital organs . The five naked people depicted on the partial relief "Global Players" are said to be Hans Eichel , Gerhard Schröder , Angela Merkel , Edmund Stoiber and Guido Westerwelle .

Furthermore, well-known top managers are shown bathing in gold coins like the comic figure Dagobert Duck . Represented are Josef Ackermann , Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche with oath , the former VW supervisory board boss Ferdinand Piëch and ex- EnBW boss Utz Claassen .

Web links

Commons : Ludwigs Erbe  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung - When Mrs. Merkel reaches for Stoiber's penis….
  2. a b According to other sources possibly Peer Steinbrück : “Sculptor calculates with politicians and managers” on mz-web.de
  3. ^ "Naked Chancellor dances with Schröder" in taz.de
  4. a b c Official bulletin of the municipality of Bodman-Ludwigshafen s'Blättle 42, number 37  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 2@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bodman-ludwigshafen.de  
  5. exemplary: Report in the Stuttgarter Nachrichten of September 7, 2008: Satire sculptor Lenk: Relief unveiled ( Memento of February 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  6. Excerpt from the Bild newspaper on bildblog.de "Bild" discovers a large part of the "Porn Monument"
  7. a b Georg Becker: Lenk: “I am portrayed as a money-hungry artist” on suedkurier.de from April 23, 2009
  8. quoted after the dispute over Lenk-Relief on suedkurier.de of April 18, 2009
  9. Georg Becker: Lenks Lust , Südkurier from July 15, 2010, accessed on February 15, 2011
  10. Lenk-Relief: The middle part also goes to the community , Südkurier from November 11, 2010, accessed on February 15, 2011
  11. Gisela Mackensen, dpa: "Satire sculptor Lenk exposes bigwigs" from September 7, 2008. Online u. a. here  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.muensterschezeitung.de  
  12. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung - When Mrs. Merkel reaches for Stoiber's penis….
  13. Timo Frasch: “Not without his dick”, in: FAZ of September 21, 2008, No. 38, p. 4
  14. ^ "Naked Chancellor dances with Schröder" in taz.de September 18, 2008