Dismantling of the minarets: Sunday, 2nd of August 2009
tarihinde saat 10.00’da Merkez Camii Minareleri sökülecek
Mounting of the painted minarets: Sunday, 6th of September 2009
tarihinde boyanmış minareler yerine konulacak
On the 6th of September, 2009, the heavy load vehicles and the crane return to put the newly designed minarets back on the mosque. On the same day an exhibition documenting the whole project will open in the dome of the mosque. Further accompanying events will take place.
What could happen?
At first glance the paint-up of the minarets can be seen as “Kunst am Bau” (Art for the decoration of new buildings and places which is being paid out of the whole of the project sum), but since the design strongly influences the architectural appearance of the mosque and also changes the whole cityscape around it, it may also be understood as “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”, art in public spaces.
The artist understands the two towers also as sculptures and the board of the community followed this line of thought: Instead of paying Burchhardt for his work, they set up a contract in which he is assured that he may borrow the minarets for exhibitions.
In the contexts of contemporary art the minarets would then appear as original sculptures. But as if this is not enough, another contract even allows Burchhardt to sell each minaret once.
Neler olabilir?