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1014 and KOENIGmuseum Landshut offered public viewing and guided tours of the exhibition at 1014 Fifth Avenue Monument & Memorial: Fritz Koenig’s Sphere at the World Trade Center and its Legacy.
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the German modernist sculptor Fritz Koenig on June 20, 1014 presents an exhibition celebrating the preeminent artist with a focused spotlight on his most famous work in New York City, namely his Great Caryatid Sphere for the World Trade Center. The show presents the story of Koenig’s ‘Sphere’ from its conception in 1968 and manufacture in the artist’s studio at Ganslberg near Landshut, its installation in New York and life as a fountain sculpture, to its destruction in the 2001 terrorist attacks, subsequent rebirth as the first 9/11 Memorial in Battery Park, and eventual return to the site of the World Trade Center in 2017.
The exhibition was presented by 1014 in collaboration with the KOENIGmuseum Landshut, and The Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University in the City of New York. The exhibition will run for three days and will be the last art show before the renovation of the space for ideas.
Curated by Dr. Holger A. Klein, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor of Medieval Art History, Columbia University.
VENUE ACCESSIBILITY
Unfortunately, 1014 Fifth Avenue is in the process of being refurbished, and is not fully accessible in its current state. We apologize to our guests and kindly ask you to contact j.isaacs@1014.nyc if you need further information or assistance. We will do our best to enable everyone to join us.