Isfahan museum next stop for “Injuries and Connections”

TEHRAN,May 29(MNA) – The Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art is currently playing host to “Injuries and Connections”, an exhibition that was held by German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker in Tehran last year. Uecker and German Ambassador Brand Erbel also attended the opening ceremony of the show on Monday, the Isfahan museum announced in a press released on Tuesday. The exhibition is being curated by Alexander Tolnay, a Hungarian independent art expert living in Germany. Uecker, 83, is considered as one of the most famous German artists since World War II. Uecker has unbelievable talent for creativity, and his works reflect his numerous trips to different countries, Erbel said at the ceremony. His collection of handwritten works on sheets of paper indicates that he likes to talk with other people in their own languages, he stated. Uecker invites visitors to think about other cultures and asks them to ponder over other people, as well as their lives and concerns. The ambassador added that Uecker’s artworks have so far been displayed in many big cities across the world but this exhibit in Isfahan is of high significance due to the combination of his art with the beautiful art of Isfahan. Art cannot save mankind, but with the help of art, an individual can portray the salvation of mankind, Uecker said. He next expressed his gratitude to all those who helped hold the exhibit. Curator Tolnay said that he regarded Uecker as an artist who has played a major role in international artistic movements, and his installations reflect cultural and political crises in the world. He added that the exhibit is divided into two sections: one displaying the artist’s paintings and installations, and the second containing his handwritten creations on sheets of paper. Uecker’s oeuvre includes paintings, object arts and installations as well as stage designs and films. He is mostly interested in eastern European avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s, but he is likewise fascinated by Asian cultures and their ideas. His works can be seen in collections and at large fairs in both the West and the East. Uecker’s artistic creativity reached a climax in 2000 with the prayer room he designed for the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin.