Bewegung II (2)
In Stuttgart Mitte, Germany, Bewegung II stands in front of the Kleine Haus of the Württemberg State Theatre. Wander Bertoni, an artist from Vienna, created the abstract figure from stainless steel, the alloy also called Niro steel. It measures eight by four by four metres.
Bertoni designed the work between 1960 and 1961, and the Bundesgartenschau of 1961, the Federal Garden Show, brought its public unveiling. His aim was to embody the concept of movement in tangible form. For the city, the figure was also a first: no abstract sculpture had occupied its public space before. With the installation, Stuttgart sought to present itself as an international and open-minded city.
The work forms part of a broader effort to enrich Stuttgart's cultural landscape and to keep art open to all. Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg, the state office for assets and construction, owns the sculpture. The state thus keeps motion itself on its inventory, eight metres of steel outside the theatre.
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