{"product_id":"16145-olaf-metzel","title":"Olaf Metzel","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eOlaf Metzel (*1952 in\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"st1\" \/\u003e\u003cst1:state w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBerlin\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:state\u003e) is one of the most important contemporary German sculptors. His works for public space are explicit critiques of politics and society, and always attract a great deal of attention. \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003e13.04.1981,\u003c\/I\u003e consisting of piles of road barriers, is probably his most famous work—created in 1987, it makes reference to the 1981 \u003cst1:state w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBerlin\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:state\u003e riots triggered by a false report of the death of RAF prisoner Sigurd Debus. The sculpture was fiercely protested, so much so that the Berlin Senate finally ordered that it be dismantled. Metzel’s 2006 sculpture \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eTurkish Delight\u003c\/I\u003e depicts a female nude wearing a headscarf, and is a reflection on the controversy between Occidental and Islamic cultures; on exhibit on \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003eVienna\u003c\/st1:city\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e’s Karlsplatz, it was the target of vandalism and consequently had to be removed.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eFeaturing essays by expert authors and the artist’s own commentary on his work, as well as sketches and models that provide insight into the way the sculptures develop, this volume is a profound survey of Olaf Metzel’s public works from 1982 to 2007.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt\"\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44873344123144,"sku":"9783775723596","price":68.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775723596_f19c6a5d-9592-4bfd-a51c-d8720461d2cf.jpg?v=1744122636","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/16145-olaf-metzel","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}