It is especially exciting when ancient art becomes contemporary. Artists like Jeff Koons and Isa Genzken make use of the craftsmanship of the Berlin Gipsformerei to create their own works. In doing so, they promote the development of contemporary art while at the same time helping the art of the old masters to stay alive. Genzken gives the famous Nefertiti bust a modern twist, for example, with different-coloured sunglasses, while in his series Gazing Ball, Koons adds dazzling blue balls to antique forms.
Ralf Schmitz
Hilmer & Sattler und Albrecht
Craig Hamilton Architects, Great Britain
Oswald Mathias Ungers
Hans Kollhoff
Jeff Koons, USA
Isa Genzken
Wolf Vostell
Mariana Castillo Deball
Robert Wilson
Kris Martin
Olaf Metzel
Ulay (i.e. Frank Uwe Laysiepen)
Hans Jürgen Syberberg/ Edith Clever (Theater)
Max Pitegoff und Calla Henkel, USA