Emscherkunstweg - Hatje Cantz

A high-angle, studio photograph of a thick, dark green book lying on a white surface. The cover is filled with large, bold, white sans-serif letters that spell out EM, CHER, KUNS, TWEG in four stacked lines. The full title, EMSCHERKUNSTWEG, is visible on the spine.

An open book on a white surface. The left page, numbered 116, has text describing the KUNSTPAUSE project by atelier le balto. The right page, 117, features a full-page photo of a wooden boardwalk passing through a dense forest of slender birch trees during autumn.

An open book showing a two-page spread about an art installation. The left page, 184, contains text including the title NEUSTADT and artist Julius von Bismarck. The right page, 185, displays a photograph of the installation: miniature concrete sculptures of modernist buildings situated in a grassy field with trees and an industrial smokestack in the background.

An angled view of an open book showing pages 262 and 263. The left page is filled with text, while the right page displays a large photograph of a towering, twisted metal lattice sculpture in a grassy field. A small group of people with bicycles are gathered at the base of the sculpture.

A minimalist table of contents for a book, spread across pages 12 and 13. The heading CONTENTS is at the top left. The layout consists of three columns listing chapter titles in all caps, along with their page numbers and authors. Titles include THE EMSCHER: A BLACK RIVER TURNS BLUE, VULNERABILITY IS THE THING, and BETWEEN ART AND INDUSTRIAL NATURE. The text is a clean, black sans-serif font on a white background.

A two-page spread, numbered 18 and 19, with black text on a white background. Page 18 has a large-font heading asking, HOW FAR IS 100 KM? It lists that 100 km of the Emscher project involves a major renaturation project, many cycle tours, and 24 sculptures. Page 19 provides a detailed history of the Emscher river's restoration from Germany's dirtiest river and the development of the permanent Emscher Art Trail.

A book page with a minimalist design, featuring a wide vertical bar of bright pink on the left. The right side is white with black sans-serif text. The text reads: HERE TO STAY, FROM EMSCHERKUNST TO THE EMSCHER-KUNSTWEG, by Britta Peters. The page number 23 is at the bottom right corner.

A page layout for the artwork The Insect Societies (Part I) by Henrik Håkansson. The left side has black text on a white background. The right side shows a photograph of the installation: two large, white, open-grid cube sculptures standing in a green wildflower field under a blue sky. The sculptures house numerous smaller wooden bee hives.

A two-page spread from a book about the artwork PUBLIC HYBRID by David Jablonowski. The left page contains text details about the piece. The right page shows a photograph of the outdoor installation, which consists of several low, blocky sculptures made of rough sandstone combined with smooth, purple 3D-printed plastic sections, all set in a grassy landscape with trees under a blue sky.

A two-page spread from a catalog. The left page, numbered 112, displays text including the title ZUR KLEINEN WEILE, the artist raumlabor, and details about the material and location of the artwork. The right page, 113, shows a photograph of a large, gray, rock-like sculpture in a grassy field. The sculpture has a pointed top with a yellow detail and a dark, round entrance accessed by a short metal staircase.

A two-page spread about the DASPARKHOTEL by Andreas Strauss. The left page has descriptive text. The right page shows a photograph of a small, arched structure built into an overgrown green hillside. The pod-like room has a yellow corrugated roof and a brown facade, nestled in wild vegetation.

A page from a publication featuring Massimo Bartolini's artwork, BLACK CIRCLE SQUARE. The image displays a white, square concrete structure set in a lush green field. Inside the structure is a large, circular black swimming pool. The background shows a line of trees under a blue sky with white clouds and power lines. A text column on the left provides details about the 2016 installation, including its materials, dimensions, and location.

A page from a book featuring the artwork MONUMENT FOR A FORGOTTEN FUTURE by Olaf Nicolai, Douglas Gordon & Mogwai. The image shows a massive, craggy, artificial rock sculpture sitting on a dirt and grass clearing, with trees and a partly cloudy blue sky in the background. A white column on the left provides details about the project.

A two-page book spread featuring the Slinky Springs to Fame bridge by Tobias Rehberger. The right page is a photo of the bridge at twilight, stretching over a calm river. Shaped like a giant Slinky, its black spiral structure is internally lit with blue and orange lights, creating a stunning reflection in the water. The left page contains text with details about the artwork.

A split-panel image of an urban park. On the left, a steep, grassy hill is topped by a blue metal staircase against a clear sky. On the right, a curved concrete barrier runs along a path, with leafy green trees in the background.

Emscherkunstweg

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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 220mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5571-9

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

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The Emscherkunstweg (Emscher Art Trail) currently comprises 23 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 German.