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Thomas Schütte's "Gloria in Memoria" is the second installation in a three-part presentation. Part I, entitled "Scenewright" (September 24, 1998, through January 24, 1999), focused on issues relating to scenography and theater; Part III "In Medias Res"(September 1999 through March 2000) will concentrate on the motif of the human figure in his recent work.
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| Checklist of Works |
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1. Monument für einen verschollenen Seemann
(Monument for a Lost Sailor), 1989
Wood, glass, and Plasticine
20 x 98 x 10¼ inches
Collection Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano
Donation Panza di Biumo
2. Boje (Buoy), 1989
Mixed media
12 inches high x 6 inches in diameter
Collection of the artist
3. Drawing for Alain Colas, 1989
Mixed media on paper
23½ x 31½ inches; framed 24½ x 32½ inches
Private Collection, Bern
4. Alain Colas, 1989
Wood, clay, polystyrene, paint
Head: 40 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 25½ inches
Palette (2): 5 7/8 x 47¼ x 31½ inches
Collection Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano
Donation Panza di Biumo
5. Athener Tagebuch (Athens Diary), 1984
Suite of 144 drawings
Ink and watercolor on paper
Each: 15½ x 11½; framed 23½ x 18¾ inches
Collection Van Abbe-Museum, Eindhoven
6. Self-Portrait as Candle Holder, 1998
Mixed media
58 inches high x 16 inches diameter
Collection of the artist
7. Mohr's Life, 1988
Mixed media
71 inches high, other dimensions variable
Collection Martine and Didier Guichard
8. Die Sammler (The Collectors), 1999
Mixed media
62 inches high, other dimensions variable
Galerie Nelson, Paris
9. Mein Grab (My Grave), 1981
Drawing:
Lacquer on paper
41½ x 38½ inches; framed 52 x 44¾ inches
Model:
Lacquer on wood
21 x 25½ x 10 inches
Collection of the artist
10. Kleiner Respekt (Small Respect), 1994
Fimo, plaster, wood
85¾ x 46¾ x 46¾ inches
BACOB Collection, Brussels
11. Wo ist Hitlers Grab? (Where is Hitler's Grave?), 1991
6 tables:
Wood, paint, ink
Each 36 x 79 x 55 inches
4 drawings:
Ink on paper
Each 19 x 27¼ inches; framed 28¼ x 40 inches
Sprengel Museum Hannover, on permanent loan from the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung
Translations
Drawing 1:
Where is Hitler's Grave?
Drawing 2:
52 Million
Drawing 3:
2nd World War
September 1, 1939—September 2, 1945 (Pacific)
6 Years
72 Months
312 Weeks
2184 Days
23,744 Dead
Every single hour a thousand people died
Drawing 4:
Table 1 524
Table 2 488
Table 3 574
Table 4 510
Table 5 606
Table 6 608
___________
3,310
Approximately 100,000 tables are required
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| Selected Bibliography |
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Thomas Schütte. Bern: Kunsthalle, 1990. Texts by Ludger Gerdes, Martin Hentschel, and Ulrich Loock.
Thomas Schütte. Wolfsburg: Stadtische Galerie und Kunstverein, 1996. Text by Susanne Pfleger.
Thomas Schütte. London: Phaidon, 1998. Texts by Julian Heynen and Angela Vattese. Interview by James Lingwood.
Thomas Schütte [Figur]. Hamburg: Kunsthalle, 1994. Texts by Martin Hentschel, Annelie Lütgens, and Uwe Schneede.
Parkett, no. 48 (1996). Special edition by Thomas Schütte. Essays by Elizabeth Janus, Ulrich Loock, Bartomeu Mari, Hans Rudolf Reust, Adrian Searle, and Neville Wakefield.
Sculpture Projects in Münster. Münster: Westfälisches Landesmuseum, in association with Verlag Gerd Hatje, Östfildern-Ruit, 1997. Text by Friedrich Meschede.
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| Biography |
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Thomas Schütte was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1954. Between 1973 and 1981, he studied fine art at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Fritz Schwegler and Gerhard Richter. Since his first solo shows in 1979, Schütte has exhibited widely in Europe and elsewhere. A large touring exhibition of his work, titled "Thomas Schütte," recently traveled to London, Tilburg, and Oporto. Among many group shows, he participated in documentas 8, 9, and 10 (1987, 1992, and 1997), and the Münster Sculpture Projects in both 1987 and 1997.
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| Funding |
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Support for this project has been provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the members of the Dia Art Council, with additional assistance from Marian Goodman Gallery.
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