In the center of Kapitelplatz, a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands atop a large, golden sphere nine meters above the ground. This sculpture, created by the German artist Stephan Balkenhol in two thousand seven, is known as…
Walk of Modern Art
I designed this route to showcase the spectacular contemporary sculptures and installations that bring bold modern visions to Salzburg's historic streets.
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1. “Sphaera" by Stephan Balkenhol
2. Awilda
A five-meter-high head of a young girl rises from the floor of the Dietrichsruh courtyard at the University of Salzburg. Carved from twenty separate slabs of white Spanish marble, the sculpture, titled Awilda, portrays a figure with…
3. Haus im Furtwänglerpark
The Haus im Furtwänglerpark stands as a small, deliberate structure set directly into the open ground of the Furtwänglerpark. It is a purpose-built pavilion designed to house a single, large-scale work of art titled A.E.I.O.U. by the…
4. Frau im Fels
The Frau im Fels, or Woman in the Rock, is a sculpture by the German artist Stephan Balkenhol that occupies a niche within the stone cliff face of the Toscaninihof. The figure is carved from wood, standing about one hundred forty…
5. Sky Space
The Skyspace, also known as Blue Pearl, sits atop the Mönchsberg mountain near the Museum der Moderne. It is an elliptical, walk-in cylinder constructed from the same conglomerate rock found in the mountain itself. Inside, the space…
6. Homage to Mozart (Mozart – Eine Hommage)
The bronze figure known as Mozart – Eine Hommage stands nearly ten feet tall on Ursulinenplatz, positioned directly in front of the baroque facade of Saint Mark's Church. Created by the German artist Markus Lüpertz in two thousand five,…
7. Spirit of Mozart
A fifteen-meter-high stainless steel chair stands at the northern bridgehead of the Staatsbrücke, rising well above the traffic and pedestrians of the surrounding streets. Created in two thousand four by the performance artist Marina…