Retrospective
2010 · 2013
EMSCHERKUNST.2013
LAND FÜR 5 FINALE HANDLUNGEN von Galerie für Landschaftskunst, 2013, (c) Thorsten Arendt
THE SUN IN THE TUNNEL, WORK IN SITU, 2013 von Daniel Buren (c) Roman Mensing
IF THESE SENTENCES WASH AWAY by Paula Hayes and Teo Camporeale, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
ANITHERBST by Michael Sailstorfer, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
CONNECTING VIEWS by Jeppe Hein, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
WAITING FOR THE RIVER by Observatorium, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
THEATER DER PFLANZEN by Piet Oudolf and GROSS.MAX, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
AUS DER AUFKLÄRUNG by Ai Weiwei, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
EMSCHERDORF by Ooze Architects, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
RIVER BECOMES CLOUD von Reiner Maria Matysik, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
BETWEEN THE WATERS by Marjetica Potrc & Ooze Architects, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
THE SETTLEMENT by Hans Op de Beek, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
ZAUBERLEHRLING by Inges Idee, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
KLÄRUNG by Tue Greenfort, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
BREAKING NEW by Anna Witt and Uglycute, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
RING BELL by Tomás Saraceno, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
VERTIGO by Haubitz+Zoche, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
GRAND TOUR NOUVEAU by Elin Wikström, 2013, (c) Roman Mensing
SOCIETY OF AMATEUR ORNITHOLOGISTS, Mark Dion, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
Since the cultural capital year RUHR.2010, the exhibition Emscherkunst has been showing art every three years at exciting places: overgrown waste lands, former industrial spaces and the no-man’s-land between the Emscher river and the Rhine-Herne-Canal become stages for international and national artists.
“Let everyone experience art“
„Let everyone experience art“ is the exhibition’s aspiration, and they honor it. 255.000 visitors followed the motto “outside and for free” into the landscape along the Emscher river, 55.000 more than during the Emscherkunst’s first edition in the cultural capital year RUHR.2010, and a growth of 27,5%.
With this, the Emscherkunst is rooted deeply in the awareness of the Ruhr Areas inhabitants. Furthermore, awards like the UNESCO for sustainable cultural education stress the Emscherkunst’s firm sociopolitical aspiration as a future workshop for the area. The visitors especially appreciate the art triennial’s identity-establishing impulses along the Emscher river.
An extensive program consisting of artists-on-site-events, readings, guided bike tours and much more accompanied the 100-day exhibition in the summer of 2013. Three information centers with integrated bike hire in Dinslaken, Oberhausen and Gelsenkirchen simplified getting started on the art trail. Additionally, enthusiastic Art Scouts stood by at the artworks, expertly introducing the art to the visitors.
EMSCHERKUNST.2010
SATISFY ME by Monica Bonvicini, 2010, (c) Roman Mensing
CARBON OBELISK by Rita McBride, 2010, (c) Roman Mensing
THEATER DER PFLANZEN von Piet Oudolf und GROSS.MAX, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
TURM 79 by Ayse Erkmen, 2010. (c) Roman Mensing
WAITING FOR THE RIVER by Observatorium, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
SAFETY HELMETS by Sujin Do, 2010+2013, (c) Ferdinand Ullrich
SOCIETY OF AMATEUR ORNITHOLOGISTS by Mark Dion, 2010+2013, (c) Roman Mensing
REEMRENREH (KAUM GESANG UND LEBEN) by Bogomir Ecker and Bülent Kullucuc, 2010, (c) Thorsten Arendt
DAS GOLDENE DORF by Kunstakademie Münster, 2010, (c) Roman Mensing
LICHTINSTALLATION by Mischa Kuball, 2010, (c) Roman Mensing
WALKWAY AND TOWER by Tadashi Kawamata, 2010, (c) Thorsten Arendt
KASPERLTHEATER by Stephan Huber, 2010, (c) Roman Mensing
CATCH AS CATCH CAN by Lawrence Weiner, 2010, (c) Thorsten Arendt
GLÜCKAUF.BERGARBEITERPROTESTE IM RUHRGEBIET von Silke Wagner, 2010, (c) Roman Mensing
Artists of the EMSCHERKUNST.2010, (c) Roman Mensing
With about 200.000 visitors, the Emscherkunst 2010 was one of the cultural capital Europe RUHR.2010’s most successful and sustainable projects and also the biggest art exhibition in public space. The exhibition area encompassed of the about 30km long Emscher-Island between Castrop-Rauxel and Oberhausen. More than 25 renowned international and national artists, e.g. Rita McBride, Tadashi Kawamata, or Monica Bonvicini participated with all in all 20 projects at the triennial’s kick-off.
