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Revision as of 20:56, 16 January 2011 by David Eppstein (talk | contribs) (expand, source, and unprod)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Peter Lenk (born 6 June 1947, Nuremberg) is a German sculptor based in Bodman-Ludwigshafen on Lake Constance, known for the controversial sexual content of his public art.
His works include:
- Imperia, a ten-meter-tall rotating statue in the harbor of Konstanz, Germany, depicting a fictional prostitute 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.
- 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 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.
References
- 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 9783925340994.
- ^ "Ende einer Satire – Papst-Figur wieder entfernt", Focus (in German), July 14, 2010.
- "Comic Relief: Should Group Sex Be Public Art?", Der Spiegel, September 19, 2008.
- "Racy Relief Causes Controversy in Germany", ArtInfo, September 22, 2008.
- Hüetlin, Thomas (March 12, 2009), "Berlin's History Res-Erected: Giant Penis Sparks Bizarre Media War", Der Spiegel.
- "Kauder: „Gut getroffen!"", Neue Rottweiler Zeitung (in German), April 25, 2010.
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