Salzburg Art Projects - Salzburg Foundation

Since 2002 the Salzburg Foundation has installed works of art by renowned, contemporary, international artists with a great deal of commitment. A top-class artist is chosen each year by an independent, international board of trustees and invited to Salzburg, where he/she develops the art concept for a public artwork in and for the city. The project plans to deliver an urban art and sculpture park of the highest quality within a period of 10 years.

1st art project in Salzburg: Anselm Kiefer, "A.E.I.O.U.," 2002
Furtwängler Park across from the Festival Hall
First artist featured by the Salzburg Foundation is Anselm Kiefer and his work A.E.I.O.U. The work of art features a large-format picture, a shelf with leaden books and writing on the wall. The building, located in the Furtwängler Park, was built and furnished according to the artist's instructions.

2nd art project in Salzburg: Mario Merz, "Numbers in the Forest," 2003
Mönchsberg, near the Museum of Modern Art
The renowned Italian artist, Mario Merz, chose the Mönchsberg for his work of art, installed in a depression next to the water tower on the panoramic path near the new Museum of Modern Art. The igloo consists of 12 bent stainless steel pipes, all brushed to a matt finish. On top, the artist has sprinkled 21 neon numbers, which shine out across the city at night.

3rd art project in Salzburg: Marina Abramovic, "Spirit of Mozart," 2004
At the State Bridge
The "Spirit of Mozart" by the performance and video artist, Marina Abramovic, is an "interactive sculpture" consisting of an ensemble of chairs, set up by the artist on a virtual stage. A fifteen-meter chair is surrounded by eight other chairs, on which the public is invited to sit. The stainless-steel installation is an offer as well as an invitation to visitors, who are called upon to meditate. The site was deliberately chosen in the bustling inner city.

4th art project in Salzburg: Markus Lüpertz, "Mozart - a Homage," 2005
Ursulines Square
The German painter and sculptor, Markus Lüpertz, designed an impressive "Homage to Mozart" for the fourth art project in Salzburg, a bronze, 2.95-meter, painted statue. Lüpertz chose the Ursulines Square, enclosed by the Mönchsberg wall, the Klaus Gate and the Salzach River, as the location for his work of art. His "Mozart" uses the traditional sculpting approach, although the painter-cum-sculptor cannot be denied.

5th art project in Salzburg: James Turrell, "SKYSPACE," 2006
Mönchsberg, near the Museum of Modern Art
The American artist, James Turrell, internationally renowned for his light installations, created a "SKYSPACE" on the Mönchsberg for the city of Salzburg. His work is a walk-in room shaped like an elliptic cylinder with benches along the edge for visitors to sit to view the sky through an opening in the roof. The artist uses the light and space from the visible part of the sky as his primary mediums.Open from 1/2 hour before sunset until 1 1/2 hours after sunset.

6th Art Project in Salzburg: Stephan Balkenhol - "Sphaera" and "Woman in Rock", 2007
"Sphaera" (Chapter Square) and "Woman in Rock" (Toscaninihof)
Stephan Balkenhol has long-standing experience in the presentation of art in public places. He succeeds in creating surprising encounters in unusual places with his sculptures. Stephan Balkenhol created two sculptures for Salzburg: a man on a spherical body ("Sphaera") and a woman in a rock wall ("Woman in Rock"), one exposes a sculpture without being pathetic, the other with great silence yet no less powerful.

7th Salzburg Art Project: Anthony Cragg - "Caldera," 2008
Makart Square
Anthony Cragg is one of the most notable sculptors of our time. The sculpture designed for Salzburg with the geological name "Caldera," is a veritable landscape of bronze with projections and recesses. The artist sees the sculpture as a 'mental landscape' that can also be experienced inside the actual "cauldron." It is a walk-in sculpture.

8th Salzburg Art project 2009, Christian Boltanski, "Vanitas"
A shadow play entitled "Vanitas“ will be staged in the 120m² Romanesque choir crypt of the early Salzburg Cathedral.
The installation is comprised of two parts, one sculptural and one acoustic. The artist has mounted sheet metal figures on the walls that are illuminated by candles. The flickering light causes them to cast shadows on the wall to the sound of a perpetual speaking clock.
Location: subterranean, Roman Crypt of Salzburg's first Cathedral.
Monday-Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday and holiday 1pm - 5pm.

9th Salzburg Art Project: Jaume Plensa, "Awilda," 2010
Jaume Plensa's sculpture "Awilda" is 5 meters high and portrays the head of a girl that seems to spring from the ground. It is made of several layers of white Macael marble. The figure's overwhelming presence imparts both absence and proximity and envelopes them in mystery.

10th Salzburg Art Project (Final art project by three artists from Austria): Brigitte Kowanz, "Beyond Recall" - Manfred Wakolbinger, "Connection" - Erwin Wurm, "Gurken", 2011
"Beyond Recall": bridgeheads Staatsbrücke, semitransparent mirrorcubes with neon lettering
"Connection": Rudolfskai, 11 m long und 2,6 m high sculpture made from stainless steel
"Gurken": Furtwängler Park,cucumber sculpture


"WALK OF MODERN ART"

Explore Salzburg from the perspective of international modern artists.

Guided Tour in German, English and Italian. Every 1st Saturday in month at 2:00 p.m.
Only for registered participants!
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Meeting point: Kiefer-Pavillon - Furtwänglerpark
Price: € 10,00/per Person
Registration: Austriaguides Frau Inez Reichl de Hoogh Tel. (0043) (0)664 496 80 11


INDIVIDUAL TOURS
on arrangement by telephone with Dr. Hannele Schaber, Tel. 0662 841467
duration approx: 2 1/4 h
price: € 10,00 per person (excl. Mönchsberglift)
meeting point: Skulptur "Caldera" Makartplatz, Salzburg




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