Das Karussell und Gottfried von Bouillon, 2004
Andreas Siekmann
Photo: Jens Ziehe, 2004 | Courtesy of Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin
Collection
Watercolour, acrylic (gloss paint), colored pencils, silver felt, pen on paper
29.4 x 41 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. The model of the merry-go-round, titled "Die Exklusive auf dem Plattenspieler," revolves around itself on the turntable of a record player populated with figures from powerless zones subservient to a fourth power, the exclusive, constituted by power and money.
*1961 in Hamm, Germany | Living and working in Berlin, Germany
29.4 x 41 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. The model of the merry-go-round, titled "Die Exklusive auf dem Plattenspieler," revolves around itself on the turntable of a record player populated with figures from powerless zones subservient to a fourth power, the exclusive, constituted by power and money.
*1961 in Hamm, Germany | Living and working in Berlin, Germany