Das Karussell und August der Starke, 2004
Andreas Siekmann
Jens Ziehe, 2004 | Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin
Collection
Watercolour, acrylic (gloss paint), colored pencils, silver felt, pen on paper
29.5 x 41.4 cm
Donated to Fundación Museo Reina Sofía by TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
In his drawings and sculptures, Andreas Siekmann investigates current structures of power and conceptualizes alternative models. In 2002, he installed on the Place Royal in Brussels a merry-go-round that rotated around the equestrian statue of Gottfried von Bouillon. Large red letters on the roof announced the existence of a fourth power, the "exclusive," supplementing the three familiar powers of the legislative, the judiciary and the executive. This drawing places the scenario in Dresden around the iconic equestrian statue of August II.
*1961 in Hamm, Germany | Living and working in Berlin, Germany
29.5 x 41.4 cm
Donated to Fundación Museo Reina Sofía by TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
In his drawings and sculptures, Andreas Siekmann investigates current structures of power and conceptualizes alternative models. In 2002, he installed on the Place Royal in Brussels a merry-go-round that rotated around the equestrian statue of Gottfried von Bouillon. Large red letters on the roof announced the existence of a fourth power, the "exclusive," supplementing the three familiar powers of the legislative, the judiciary and the executive. This drawing places the scenario in Dresden around the iconic equestrian statue of August II.
*1961 in Hamm, Germany | Living and working in Berlin, Germany