Inverted Collar and Tie — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Inverted Collar and Tie is a sculpture designed in 1994 by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. It is located in Frankfurt's Westend in front of the Westend Tower
Waymark Code: WMEX6B
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/17/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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In der Mainzer Landstraße vor dem Westend Tower, dem Sitz der DZ-Bank, steht seit 1994 die Skulptur "Inverted Collar and Tie" von Claes Oldenburg und Coosje van Bruggen. Die Skulptur stellt einen überdimensionalen Hemdkragen mit Krawatte dar, die umgekehrt auf einem quaderförmigen Sockel stehen. Die Krawatte breitet ihre Enden scheinbar leicht im Wind flatternd nach oben aus. Der Sockel ist dunkelgrau eingefärbt, die Krawatte ist hellgrau mit dunkelgrauen Streifen. Die Abmessungen des Kunstwerks betragen 11,9 auf 8,5 auf 3,9 Meter, es wiegt 7,5 Tonnen. Das Kunstwerk ist eine ironische Anspielung auf die "Schlips und Kragen" tragenden Büromenschen des umliegenden Frankfurter Bankenviertels, die auch im Büroturm des Auftraggebers arbeiten.

In the Mainzer Landstraße in front of the Westend Tower, the headquarter of the DZ Bank stands since 1994 the sculpture "Inverted Collar and Tie" by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The sculpture shows an oversized shirt collar and a tie, standing upside down on a rectangular base. The tie ends seems to spread fluttering to top in a breeze. The base is coloured dark gray, the tie is light gray with dark gray stripes. The dimensions of the artwork be 11.9 to 8.5 to 3.9 meters, it weighs 7.5 tons. The artwork is an ironic allusion to the business people wearing "collar and tie" who work in the Frankfurt banking district around and in the DZ's office tower.

Quelle / source: Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main / Referat Bildende Kunst, wikipedia

Title: Inverted Collar and Tie

Artist: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Placement Date: 1994

Website: [Web Link]

Type of Object: Hemdkragen mit Krawatte / collar of a shirt and a tie

Location: vor dem Westend Tower / in front of the Westend Tower

Material: Polymerbeton, Stahl und glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff / polymer concrete, steel and glass-reinforced plastic

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