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The back cover of a bright pink book, standing vertically against a plain white background. The cover features white text in German on the left, with a large, white, stylized letter S to its right. At the bottom are a publisher's logo, an ISBN, and a barcode.
A thick book with a vibrant pink cover displayed at an angle on a white background. The title, Emscherkunstweg, is printed in a large, bold, white font and split across four lines, dominating the cover. The spine is also visible.
An open book on a white background. The left page has German text with the heading KUNSTPAUSE atelier le balto. The right page shows a photograph of a wooden boardwalk running through a dense forest of thin birch trees in autumn.
An open book showing a two-page spread. The left page, 184, contains German text for an artwork titled NEUSTADT. The right page, 185, is a photograph of an outdoor installation featuring miniature concrete models of tower blocks arranged in a grassy field with trees and a factory in the background.
An open book showing a two-page spread. The left page, numbered 262, contains German text. The right page, 263, has a full-page photograph of a towering, abstract metal lattice sculpture in a grassy field. A group of people with bicycles stand at the base of the sculpture, which is silhouetted against a bright, partly cloudy sky.
A two-page spread showing a table of contents in German, for pages 12 and 13. The heading INHALT is at the top left. The content is arranged in three columns, listing chapter titles, author names, and their corresponding page numbers in a black sans-serif font on a white background.
A two-page spread with German text about the Emscher river project. The left page uses large headlines to state that 100 kilometers of the Emscher represent one of Europe's largest renaturation projects, a network of bike tours, and an art trail with 24 sculptures. The right page contains a detailed article about the river's industrial history and its transformation into a near-natural landscape, mentioning the accompanying art exhibitions. The page numbers 18 and 19 are at the bottom.
A page layout with a wide vertical magenta bar on the left. On the right, against a white background, black sans-serif text reads: GEKOMMEN, UM ZU BLEIBEN, VON DER EMSCHER-KUNST ZUM EMSCHERKUNSTWEG, Britta Peters. The page number 23 is at the bottom right.
A catalog page for Henrik Håkansson's 2016 artwork, The Insect Societies (Part I). The page features a large photograph of two white, cube-shaped, lattice-like sculptures standing in a green meadow with wildflowers. In the background, there are dense green trees under a partly cloudy blue sky. A white column on the left contains the title, artist's name, and details about the installation in German.
A two-page spread from a publication. The left page, numbered 94, displays text including the title PUBLIC HYBRID by David Jablonowski, along with material and location details. The right page, numbered 95, shows a photograph of the outdoor installation. In a sunlit, grassy clearing surrounded by trees, large, rough sandstone blocks are combined with vibrant purple and turquoise 3D-printed elements, forming a series of scattered, low-lying sculptures.
A two-page spread from a book. The left page, numbered 112, has German text detailing the artwork ZUR KLEINEN WEILE by raumlabor. The right page, numbered 113, shows a photograph of the artwork: a large, gray, conical sculpture resembling a hollow rock, set in a grassy landscape with trees. It features a dark, round entrance with a metal ramp leading up to it, and a small yellow window near its pointed peak.
A two-page layout from a publication. Page 120 on the left features text in German, with the title DASPARKHOTEL INSIDE-OUTSIDE by Andreas Strauss. Page 121 on the right shows a color photo of the hotel: a semi-circular structure built into an overgrown grassy hillside. The building has a yellow corrugated metal arch, a red brick facade with two small windows, and a green roof that blends into the landscape under a cloudy sky.
A page from a publication showing Massimo Bartolini's outdoor installation, Black Circle Square. The minimalist artwork features a white, square concrete basin containing a large, black circular pool. The structure is situated in a wide, green field with trees in the background under a blue sky with clouds. Text in German is on the left-hand side of the image.
A two-page spread from a book or catalog about the art installation Monument for a Forgotten Future by Olaf Nicolai, Douglas Gordon & Mogwai. The right page features a large, brown, artificial rock sculpture in a grassy field with trees under a blue sky. The left page contains descriptive text about the artwork in German and English on a white background. Page numbers 152 and 153 are visible at the bottom.
A two-page book spread featuring the artwork Slinky Springs to Fame by Tobias Rehberger. The right page is a photograph of the installation at dusk: a long, spiral pedestrian bridge resembling a Slinky, lit with colorful LEDs. The bridge spans a calm river, creating a vibrant reflection in the dark water below, with trees lining the banks against a twilight sky. The left page contains details about the artwork.
A diptych of a sunny outdoor scene. The left panel shows a steep, grassy hill with a blue metal staircase on its crest. The right panel shows a curving concrete barrier next to a path and a large, leafy tree.
Emscherkunstweg
€ 25.00
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Designed by: nodesign
Edited by: Vera Battis-Reese, Karola Geiß-Netthöfel , Uli Paetzel , Britta Peters
February 2024, 320 Pages, 131 Photos
Lay-Flat Binding with Flaps
150mm x 218mm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5569-6

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Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de


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The Emscherkunstweg (Emscher Art Trail) currently comprises 24 works of public art on the banks of the Emscher River in the heart of the Ruhr region in western Germany. Once the most polluted river in Europe, the Emscher has been dramatically transformed from a drainage system into a natural river landscape. Between 2010 and 2016, three Emscher art exhibitions accompanied this ecological tour de force. Since 2019, the permanent works of art resulting from these exhibitions have formed the starting point for the expansion into the Emscher Art Trail. This volume is the first to offer an overview of all the works, in particular the new works by Julius von Bismarck/Marta Dyachenko, David Jablonowski, Markus Jeschaunig, Sofía Táboas and Nicole Wermers. It also addresses questions surrounding the preservation and potential of art in public space and its relationship to the region's industrial culture. The book is an ideal travel companion and reference work for discovering art on over 100 kilometers of cycle paths.

This book is also available in English.
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