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was born in Münster and studied art history and sculpture at the Staatliche
Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart. He is well-known in Germany for his
bold - and often controversial - sculptures, which stand in prominent public
spaces all over the country. In addition to his monumental sculptures, many of
them on religious themes, he was also known by generations of students who
studied with him between 1961 and 1996 in the architecture department of the
Technische Universität Braunschweig, one of the German Institutes of
Technology. Weber's panels for the Kennedy Center - like his sculptures
elsewhere in the world - are expressions of his strong personal thought and
philosophy. The figures in the panels are endowed with robust physicality. In
the panel entitled "Amerika," which stands outside the "Hall of
States," Weber makes reference to United States history - begínning with
the enlightenment ideals that gave birth to the new nation. He portrays
American dynamism, the country's industrial strength, and the mixture of
peoples and cultures. The complementary panel, called "Krieg oder
Frieden," "War or Peace," stands near the entrance to the
Kennedy Center's "Hall of Nations." Here, Weber evokes the horrors of
war and the blessings of peace. On the side depicting peace, the artist
includes a large group of fleshy musicians with the words "Jürgen Weber
and His Band" at the lower edge of the panel. The panels are dated 24
December 1968, 21 July 1969. The artist's emotional and intellectual statements
well deserve their prominent setting at the United States' national memorial to
JFK."
in, Goethe Institut, USA
in, Goethe Institut, USA
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