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⚫ '''Peter Lenk''' (born 6 June 1947, ]) is a German ] based in ] on ], known for the controversial sexual content of his public art.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.suedkurier.de/region/schwarzwald-baar-heuberg/titisee-neustadt/hintergrund-titisee-neustadt/Peter-Lenk;art475594,3504618|title=Peter Lenk|journal=Südkurier|date=November 11, 2008}}.</ref>
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⚫ '''Peter Lenk''' (born 6 June 1947, in ]) is a German sculptor based in ] on ], known for the controversial sexual content of his public art.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.suedkurier.de/region/schwarzwald-baar-heuberg/titisee-neustadt/hintergrund-titisee-neustadt/Peter-Lenk;art475594,3504618|title=Peter Lenk|journal=]|date=11 November 2008|language=German}}.</ref>


==Art==
⚫ His works include:
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⚫ *'']'', a ten-meter-tall rotating statue in the harbor of ], ], depicting a fictional prostitute from a short story by ].<ref>{{citation|title=Skulpturen und Skandale: Kunstkonflikte in Baden-Württemberg|volume=87|series=Untersuchungen des Ludwig-Uhland-Instituts der Universität Tübingen|first=Uwe|last=Degreif|language=German|publisher=Tübinger Vereinigung für Volkskunde|year=1997|isbn=9783925340994}}.</ref> Although it was highly controversial when installed in 1993, today it is "the most photographed attraction in the city".<ref name="focus">{{citation|title=Ende einer Satire – Papst-Figur wieder entfernt|journal=Focus|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/kunst/kunst-ende-einer-satire-papst-figur-wieder-entfernt_aid_530508.html|date=July 14, 2010|language=German}}.</ref> A detail from the sculpture, a nude figure of ], was displayed in the Konstanz train station in 2010, but was removed after complaints from the ] and ] politicians.<ref name="focus"/>
]. From left to right: ], ], ], ] and ]]]
⚫ *A relief sculpture in the town square of ] that shows various German politicians engaged in sexual play.<ref>{{citation|title=Comic Relief: Should Group Sex Be Public Art?|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,579318,00.html|journal=]|date=September 19, 2008}}.</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Racy Relief Causes Controversy in Germany|journal=ArtInfo|date=September 22, 2008|url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/28626/racy-relief-causes-controversy-in-germany/}}.</ref>

⚫ *A sculpture on the exterior of the office building that houses '']'', depicting the editor of a competing newspaper sporting an enormous penis.<ref>{{citation|title=Berlin's History Res-Erected: Giant Penis Sparks Bizarre Media War|journal=]|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,664926,00.html|first=Thomas|last=Hüetlin|date=March 12, 2009}}.</ref>
⚫ Lenk's artworks include:
⚫ *A sculpture of ] wearing only a skirt made of bananas, like one worn by ], for a benefit auction.<ref>{{citation|title=Kauder: „Gut getroffen!“|journal=Neue Rottweiler Zeitung|language=German|url=http://www.nrwz.de/v5/getBestArticles/00032444|date=April 25, 2010}}.</ref>
⚫ *'']'', a ten-meter-tall rotating statue in the harbor of ], (Germany), depicting a fictional courtesan from a short story by ].<ref>{{citation|title=Skulpturen und Skandale: Kunstkonflikte in Baden-Württemberg|volume=87|series=Untersuchungen des Ludwig-Uhland-Instituts der Universität Tübingen|first=Uwe|last=Degreif|language=German|publisher=Tübinger Vereinigung für Volkskunde|year=1997|isbn=978-3-925340-99-4}}.</ref> Although it was highly controversial when installed in 1993, today it is "the most photographed attraction in the city".<ref name="focus">{{citation|title=Ende einer Satire – Papst-Figur wieder entfernt|journal=Focus|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/kunst/kunst-ende-einer-satire-papst-figur-wieder-entfernt_aid_530508.html|date=14 July 2010|language=German}}.</ref> A detail from the sculpture, a nude figure of ], was displayed in the Konstanz train station in 2010, but was removed after complaints from the ] and ] politicians.<ref name="focus"/>
⚫ *A statue of German writer ] wearing ice skates while he rides a horse that stands on the tails of two giant reclining mermaids in a fountain, at the boat landing in ].<ref>{{citation|title=Literatur: Überlingen ehrt Martin Walser|language=German|journal=]|date=February 13, 2007|url=http://www.zeit.de/news/artikel/2007/02/13/92063.xml}}.</ref>
⚫ *'']'', a relief sculpture in the town square of ] that shows various German politicians engaged in sexual play.<ref>{{citation|title=Comic Relief: Should Group Sex Be Public Art?|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,579318,00.html|journal=]|date=19 September 2008}}.</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Racy Relief Causes Controversy in Germany|journal=Art+Auction|date=22 September 2008|url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/28626/racy-relief-causes-controversy-in-germany/}}.</ref>
⚫ *A sculpture on the exterior of the office building in ] that houses '']'', depicting the editor of a competing newspaper sporting an enormous penis.<ref>{{citation|title=Berlin's History Res-Erected: Giant Penis Sparks Bizarre Media War|journal=]|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,664926,00.html|first=Thomas|last=Hüetlin|date=3 December 2009}}.</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Phallic insult sparks German media feud: Mural mocking editor incenses new rival who wants to be taken seriously|journal=]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/phallic-insult-sparks-german-media-feud-1834651.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/phallic-insult-sparks-german-media-feud-1834651.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Tony|last=Paterson|date=5 December 2009}}.</ref>
⚫ *A sculpture of ] wearing only a skirt made of bananas, like one worn by ], for a benefit auction.<ref>{{citation|title=Kauder: "Gut getroffen!"|journal=Neue Rottweiler Zeitung|language=German|url=http://www.nrwz.de/v5/getBestArticles/00032444|date=25 April 2010|access-date=16 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719070426/http://www.nrwz.de/v5/getBestArticles/00032444|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}.</ref>
⚫ *A statue of German writer ] wearing ice skates while he rides a horse that stands on the tails of two giant reclining mermaids in a fountain, at the boat landing in ].<ref>{{citation|title=Literatur: Überlingen ehrt Martin Walser|journal=]|date=13 February 2007|url=http://www.zeit.de/news/artikel/2007/02/13/92063.xml|language=German}}.</ref>
*''Hölderlin im Kreisverkehr'', a monument to German poet ] installed in 2003 in a traffic roundabout in ].<ref>{{citation|title=Eine neue Heimstatt für Hölderlin in Lauffen|journal=Stuttgarter Zeitung|url=http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/1663968_0_9223_-geburtstagsgeschenk-eine-neue-heimstatt-fuer-hoelderlin-in-lauffen.html|date=20 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318055749/http://content.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/1663968_0_9223_-geburtstagsgeschenk-eine-neue-heimstatt-fuer-hoelderlin-in-lauffen.html |archive-date=18 March 2012|first=Brigitte|last=Fritz-Kador|language=German}}.</ref>

==Books==
Lenk is the author or co-author of:
*''Skulpturen: Bilder, Briefe, Kommentare'' (Konstanz: Stadler Verlagsges. Mbh, 2005, {{ISBN|978-3-7977-0516-7}}).
*''Magische Säule Meersburg: Skulpturen'' (with Helmut Weidhase, Konstanz: Stadler Verlagsges. Mbh, 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-7977-0540-2}}).


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German sculptor

Lenk's Imperia in Konstanz harbor

Peter Lenk (born 6 June 1947, in Nuremberg) is a German sculptor based in Bodman-Ludwigshafen on Lake Constance, known for the controversial sexual content of his public art.

Art

Fountain in Überlingen
Detail of the relief Ludwigs Erbe in Bodman-Ludwigshafen. From left to right: Hans Eichel, Gerhard Schröder, Angela Merkel, Edmund Stoiber and Guido Westerwelle

Lenk's artworks include:

  • Imperia, a ten-meter-tall rotating statue in the harbor of Konstanz, (Germany), depicting a fictional courtesan from a short story by Balzac. Although it was highly controversial when installed in 1993, today it is "the most photographed attraction in the city". A detail from the sculpture, a nude figure of Pope Martin V, was displayed in the Konstanz train station in 2010, but was removed after complaints from the Catholic church and CDU politicians.
  • Ludwigs Erbe, a relief sculpture in the town square of Bodman-Ludwigshafen that shows various German politicians engaged in sexual play.
  • A sculpture on the exterior of the office building in Berlin that houses die Tageszeitung, depicting the editor of a competing newspaper sporting an enormous penis.
  • A sculpture of Volker Kauder wearing only a skirt made of bananas, like one worn by Josephine Baker, for a benefit auction.
  • A statue of German writer Martin Walser wearing ice skates while he rides a horse that stands on the tails of two giant reclining mermaids in a fountain, at the boat landing in Überlingen.
  • Hölderlin im Kreisverkehr, a monument to German poet Friedrich Hölderlin installed in 2003 in a traffic roundabout in Lauffen am Neckar.

Books

Lenk is the author or co-author of:

  • Skulpturen: Bilder, Briefe, Kommentare (Konstanz: Stadler Verlagsges. Mbh, 2005, ISBN 978-3-7977-0516-7).
  • Magische Säule Meersburg: Skulpturen (with Helmut Weidhase, Konstanz: Stadler Verlagsges. Mbh, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7977-0540-2).

References

  1. "Peter Lenk", Südkurier (in German), 11 November 2008.
  2. Degreif, Uwe (1997), Skulpturen und Skandale: Kunstkonflikte in Baden-Württemberg, Untersuchungen des Ludwig-Uhland-Instituts der Universität Tübingen (in German), vol. 87, Tübinger Vereinigung für Volkskunde, ISBN 978-3-925340-99-4.
  3. ^ "Ende einer Satire – Papst-Figur wieder entfernt", Focus (in German), 14 July 2010.
  4. "Comic Relief: Should Group Sex Be Public Art?", Der Spiegel, 19 September 2008.
  5. "Racy Relief Causes Controversy in Germany", Art+Auction, 22 September 2008.
  6. Hüetlin, Thomas (3 December 2009), "Berlin's History Res-Erected: Giant Penis Sparks Bizarre Media War", Der Spiegel.
  7. Paterson, Tony (5 December 2009), "Phallic insult sparks German media feud: Mural mocking editor incenses new rival who wants to be taken seriously", The Independent, archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
  8. "Kauder: "Gut getroffen!"", Neue Rottweiler Zeitung (in German), 25 April 2010, archived from the original on 19 July 2011, retrieved 16 January 2011.
  9. "Literatur: Überlingen ehrt Martin Walser", Die Zeit (in German), 13 February 2007.
  10. Fritz-Kador, Brigitte (20 March 2008), "Eine neue Heimstatt für Hölderlin in Lauffen", Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German), archived from the original on 18 March 2012.

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