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Alfredo Jaar. Rotunda Project 2023

Alfredo Jaar. Rotunda Project 2023. Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, March 29 - August 27, 2023

Happy Easter! The STOA169 book at a special price

March 24, 2023 - Happy Easter! The STOA169 book at a special price

Brigitte Kowanz. beyond words

March 22/23, 2023 - Brigitte Kowanz beyond words. Symposium | University for applied Arts, Vienna; and posthumous award of the Ehrenring of the University of applied Arts, Vienna, to Brigitte Kowanz.

New release! STOA169 The Artists Columned Hall

October 2022 – New release: STOA169 – The Artists Columned Hall. Hirmer Verlag, Munich, 2022, ed. by STOA169 Foundation.

The Fibonacci sequence is painted on!

9 August 2022 – After a long delay due to the pandemic, Fiona Hall was finally able to travel from Australia to Polling to complete her column!

The 2022 Academy Column

August 4, 2022 - Students from the School of Fine Arts, Architecture and Design VA[A], Tbilisi, are visiting Polling to work on their column for STOA169.

Thorsten Fuhrmanns „Leiter“ in der STOA169

3. August 2022 – Ab 5. August 2022 präsentiert der Künstler Thorsten Fuhrmann eine temporäre Installation in der STOA169.

Chao Ming Teng

8 March 2022 – After a long delay due to the pandemic, the column by artist Chao Ming Teng has been installed today.

Eine neue “Akademie-Säule”

2. Juni 2022 – Bernd Zimmer ist zur Zeit in Tiflis, Georgien unterwegs. Studierende der Schule für Bildende Kunst, Architektur und Design VA[A]D haben ihre Entwürfe vorgestellt.

The meadows surrounding the STOA169 are managed organically

12 May 2022 – This is especially evident this year with the intense blooming of houndstooth.

We mourn Nikolaus Lang

18 February 2022 – On February 11, Nikolaus Lang, 81, died after a long illness.

Not for bores, troublemakers, and warmongers….

9 February 2022 – FINALLY! the coloring book 2 has been published. Order in our store!

We mourn the loss of Brigitte Kowanz

18 January 2022 – In this way we send our condolences to her family. STOA169 hopefully contributes to the memory of Brigitte Kowanz's work. → Video

This is what the STOA169 project looked like four years ago….

19 January 2022 – A video by Roland Hagenberg

All the best for 2022

21 December 2021 – The STOA169 team wishes happy holidays and a good start into the new year. We look forward to your visit in 2022!

We mourn the loss of Lawrence Weiner

3 December 2021 – We send our condolences. At the same time, we are grateful that Lawrence Weiner is part of STOA169 with his work "Eile mit Weile – Graceful Haste".

Tiki.Passage

28 November 2021 – Bernd Zimmer is providing 10 copies of the multi-colored lithograph "Tiki.Passage" (56 x 76 cm) at a special price of 750.00€. → Order: stiftung@stoa169.com

We mourn the loss of Jimmie Durham

18 November 2021 – Jimmie Durham died yesterday at the age of 81. Most recently, he worked on his column for STOA169.

Franz Ackermann

4 November 2021 – "Is a column a picture – Is a column a freestanding surface – Can a column mislead – A coloured column – A multicoloured column – A white column – Do columns speak – ... – We shall see."

Transmission by Brigitte Kowanz

3 November 2021 – "Short – long, on – off. Between them the data.”

Sound in nature – Justine Gaga’s column

29 October 2021 – "As we can see, the work is located in a room surrounded by nature and bordered by trees – just like the place in which I live."

Liam Gillick

27 October 2021 – "The texts, graphics, images, and films that I make are like the voices in your head that comment upon your actions within the world."

Beat Zoderer

24 October 2021 – "Look at the lightness in this heavy steel column and try to copy its movement using your spine!"

Ovadia Alkara at STOA169

20 October 2021 – The audience at the STOA169 columned hall and we ourselves enjoyed the visit by Ovadia Alkara yesterday.

The DNA Cutter for STOA 169 – Alice Aycock

14 October 2021 – "'The DNA Cutter for STOA 169' is derived from an earlier work constructed in 1984 which has since been destroyed."

Noh Suntag – State of Emergency

9 Oktober 2021 – "I observe events in which the wills of state power and citizens clash."

Ocean Sole

30 September 2021 – "The three different giraffe heads represent a different pillar in the three pillars of sustainability: these social, environmental, and economic columns are what Ocean Sole stands for."

Pedro Cabrita Reis

28 September 2021 – "I have done a few sculptures using clay bricks, and the invitation to be part of STOA169 presented me with a new opportunity to continue researching this particular area of my sculptural practice."

James Gregory Orsto

24 September 2021 – "Tutinis are special to us Tiwi people. These poles are like our gravestones. They are also called Pukumani poles."

The art in the STOA169 “rubs off”

23 September 2021 – Leo Leander Namislow's column inspired an art lover to have his vintage military jeep "demilitarized" by the artist ...

Ma Quisha – I Am Invisible

21 September 2021 – "By mimicking nature, I was seeking to create a moment of uncertainty and let the changes in the universe flow into it."

The 2nd construction phase is now open to the public!

12 September 2021 – Today we celebrated the opening of the STOA169 columned hall together with artists and supporters.

Nathan Randall Green from New York is visiting Polling

4 September 2021 – Nathan Randall Green is progressing with his column.

Timur Si-Qin

27 August 2021 – "I see the tree as the central image of our time and the natural form of a column. These particular tree roots were scanned in the Peruvian Amazon."

Thomas Rentmeister

24 August 2021 – "The Readymade, in this instance the frying pan, is not decontextualized and presented as a lofty work of art, but instead as a column rising out of a simple frying pan."

Beloved Martina – Carlos Motta

18 August 2021 – "Beloved Martina represents Hermaphroditus, who merged bodies with the water nymph Salmacis."

Joana Vasconcelos

17 August 2021 – "Architecture and art have conspired to reinvent a practical shape into a creative concept. And its latest incarnation, as we find ourselves in the year 2020, it finds expression in the STOA169 project."

Die Hand – Olga Chernyshevas Säule

12 August 2021 – "I understand the idea of solidarity as everyone participating in a common cause to best of their ability. There’s a Russian expression: 'To give a hand'."

Thomas Kilpper’s column

8 August 2021 – "The starting points for my woodcut-column work are current social developments as well as contextual and location-based retrospections."

Double Helix – Human DNA

6 August 2021 – "The column symbolizes the complex swirl of life. The vines represent this swirl of life as well as the double helix of DNA and the balance of body and spirit."

Alicja Kwade’s column

4 August 2021 – "I am always interested to know how objects come into our world, who defines and creates them, and who names them."

Takesada Matsutani visits the STOA169

30 July 2021 – "I chose a tree column and added him a cloth that lays around him or flies like a banner. The banner will wear out. What traces will remain?"

The roof of STOA169 from above

26 July 2021 – The construction work is completed.

The fence for the 2nd section was removed this morning

20 July 2021 – This means that the hall is open to visitors across the entire area.

Ulrich Rückriem

14 July 2021 – The column by Ulrich Rückriem is built up.

Ovadia Alkara’s column – Israel

6 July 2021 – "I thought to create a column which relates to the place and environment in which I grew up."

“Net of Time” – Leo-Leander Namislow

1 July 2021 – "In my column I combine painting and sculpture. Although I was trained as a stonemason, for many years I have primarily worked with painting." – Leo-Leander Namislow

Another milestone has been reached!

25 June 2021 – The roof of STOA169 is complete.

Mary Evan’s column has arrived!

21 June 2021 – Mary Evans approaches places, stories and information that are part of the social, political and historical framework of diaspora, migration and global mobility.

Geologic Flux – Nnenna Okore

19 June 2021 – "With this work I am thinking about geological change and terrestrial metamorphosis triggered by human activity."

The columns are flying again!

16 June 2021 – The 2nd construction phase has started and it is always impressive to see the big columns flying through the air during installation. → Video

Benjamin Bergmann’s column was installed

14 June 2021 – "I decided on a quiet column. Something very classical, stringent, monochromatic."

We mourn the death of Dani Karavan

11 June 2021 – Today we were able to set up his column "Thou shalt not kill" in the columned hall and we are deeply grateful that Dani Karavan is part of the STOA169.

“Kosmo Kalimba” – the most used column of STOA169

27 May 2021 – The class Rosenkranz of AdBK Munich has overhauled the sound body – the full sound is back.

The second construction phase is underway!

19 May 2021 – At the beginning of this week, stainless steel columns for photo and painting work have been installed.

Pictures from the workshop of Gregor Hildebrandt

14 May 2021 – We look forward to his work coming to the columned hall soon.

The new T-shirt series “favorite”-column of the STOA169

14 May 2021 – 100% recycled material from PET bottles. The company Carson from Denmark produces these climate-neutral shirts, available also in our shop.

The 2nd construction phase is becoming visible

13 May 2021 – The construction fence is up and new columns will be installed as early as next week.

Olaf Metzel has installed his STOA169 column in the hall

24 April 2021 – In the process, he has enlarged the headlines of the year 2020, folded them in sheet metal and virtually frozen them for posterity.

The STOA169 shop is online!

25 April 2021 – All proceeds from the sales will benefit the maintenance of the artists hall.

We are looking forward to the work by Benjamin Bergmann

12 April 2021 – "For me, the beauty of absurdity is the sustainability of the confusion ..."

“I think [the mosaic column] will probably last forever. I hope so.”

3 April 2021 - Leiko Ikemura gives insight into the production of her column from the 1st construction phase. → Video

Lara Lehmann wins the competition to design a wooden column

31 March 2021 – The brief for the competition was "Double helix. The human DNA".

The STOA169 column from Kenya stuck in the Suez Canal

27 March 2021 – The container ship "Ever Given" is blocking its way into the Mediterranean – we hope that the column will still arrive in time ...

STOA169 is open again in compliance with the current contact regulations

8 March 2021 – Please register with us before visiting and sign the list on site. → Further information

Finally – the “Tutini” column has arrived

March 6 2021 – Due to the pandemic, the transport of James Gregory Orsto's column from Melville Island, Australia, took several months to Polling...

STOA169 is not only a striking point artistically…

24 February 2021 – It is literally at the foot of the Alps. The last uplift of the Northern Limestone Alps begins directly south of the columned hall...

STOA169 lives on the encounters of cultures and traditions

2 March 2021 – It is particularly pleasing when also Bavarian traditions feel at home in the columned hall.

The STOA169 coloring book for children

13 February 2021 – As of now we offer the first of three coloring books with 41 illustrations for our youngest art lovers.

Brigitte Kowanz – “Transmission”

13 February 2021 – Elementary basic structures, information molecules: short–long, on–off and the information in between. → Video

Takesada Matsutani

6 February 2021 – An insight into the completion of the column by Takesada Matsutani → Video

“Snowa169”

28 January 2021 – The STOA169 sinks into snow...

Waiting for re-opening…

The “Kosmo Kalimba” column – a sound experience

16 January 2021 – The column designed by Pamela Rosenkranz's class at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich → 360° Video

Actress Adele Neuhauser’s thoughts on STOA169

9 January 2021 – For us, they are our New Year's speech. → Video

“off duty”

4 January 2021 – In a figurative sense, Ayse Erkmen's column is unsurpassable in terms of topicality.

Hannsjörg Voth

2 January 2021 – “I think an earthen column can speak for itself.”

Happy New Year!

23 December 2020 – We wish all partners, friends and artists happy holidays and a healthy new year.

Sean Scully: “I love gravity….”

15. Dezember 2020 – "...It is as old as our planet – And it keeps everything on it. My Column supports since it is a column. And it is also supported, by gravity..."

The column “Mother and Earth” by Roland Hagenberg and Azuma Makoto

12 December 2020 – "'Mother and Earth' combines Western and Far Eastern thinking."

Norbert Radermacher – “The Crown”

9 December 2020 – "There’s something in between. A plinth raises up the crown. The weight bears down on the column from above."

A sycamore tree for STOA169

5 December 2020 – "The origin of every column is the tree", said Wolfgang Flatz when installing his contribution for STOA169.

A shipment has arrived

3 December 2020 – Originally Ovadia Alkara's work was intended to be installed in the first construction phase; due to the pandemic, the transport had been delayed.

Supporting STOA169

1 December 2020 – Bernd Zimmer provides 10 copies of the lithograph "Spiegelung" (56 x 77 cm) at the one-time preferential price of 750.00€ → video (German)

The preparations for the 2nd construction phase are in full swing

23 November 2020 – The artist Gregor Hildebrandt has discussed the location of his column with Bernd Zimmer.

James Gregory Orsto (Darwin, Northern Territory)

21. November 2020 – Due to the lockdown, it took a long time until James Gregory Orsto was able to get his "Tutini"-column on the road. → Video

2019: Foundation stone laid for STOA169

17 November 2020 – Today, exactly one year ago, the foundation stone for STOA169 was laid.

Last week, the Weilheim high school visited the column hall

12 November 2020 – During the music lessons with teacher Clemens Hauck, the students of the class 12 ef presented their favourite column.

the column conflict – Hans Schabus

25 October 2020 – "i would certainly view the 'column conflict' as a political issue, as a kind of structural issue. might the column also serve as an allegory for adversity?"

Current Hygiene and Protective Measures

23 October 2020 – Please inform yourself about the current hygiene and protective measures on the STOA169 website before your visit.

Every year an international art academy designs a column for STOA169

20 October 2020 – The Academy of Fine Arts Munich is the first to design a column for STOA169.

Mega Mingiedi Tunga for STOA169

15 October 2020 – "My column for STOA169 is also a way of bringing the Bavarian landscape to the forefront of my thinking.”

Floating drops – Karin Kneffel

13 October 2020 – "Visitors look upon the compact appearance of the oversized floating drops – or perhaps they are bubbles of air. It is a little bit like an underwater image.”

“Stylite” by Daniel Man

10 October 2020 – On the wooden column "Stylite" by Daniel Man alias Codeac, thirteen graffiti artists signed, some of whom have represented the scene over the last forty years. → Video

Franz Ackermann’s STOA169 column

9 October 2020 – “Is a column a picture – Is a column a freestanding surface – Can a column mislead – Do columns speak – Does a column make sense – Can I expect order – We shall see.”

We mourn the loss of Maragaret Baragurra

7 October 2020 – The Australian artist Margaret Baragurra has died at the age of 91 years.

The columns of the STOA169 combine art and craft

3 October 2020 – We would like to thank our partner stonemason Frank Lindner for the support. → video

Margaret Baragurra – Kaljarri

1 October 2020 – Kaljarri is desert country southeast of Bidyadanga, Western Australia. The artwork shows Kaljarri when the country is full of water in the wet season...

Walter Vopava

23 September 2020 – “For the STOA, I adapted the size of the sculpture to fit the base’s dimensions. Apart from this, it is an independent work that speaks for itself – just like all of my works.”

Wolfgang Stiller’s column for STOA169

23 September 2020 – "One’s disgust for cockroaches and similar critters should be left at home.”

Peter Halley: Column

17 September 2020 – With its geometric shapes and bright colours, the column by New York artist Peter Halley sets a strong accent in the columned hall.

STOA169 is open

15 September 2020 – We are looking forward to your visit in Polling!

STOA169 open for the public from 15 September

9 September 2020 – The entrance is free. The STOA169 is open from sunrise to sunset.

Katharina Sieverding: HEADLINES

9 August 2020 - Katharina Sieverding's column HEADLINES has arrived at STOA169.

Siegfried Anzinger’s column

2 September 2020 – "I believe art always has to be a little bit silly and naughty, simply because it really has nothing to do with taste and morals, just as it has hardly anything to do with truth..."

Leiko Ikemura: Tree to Heaven

1 September 2020 – "With this column, I would like to draw attention to the connection between planet Earth and heaven. .."

“Hotel for Various Animals” – Jens Lehmann

29. August 2020 – Welded together from triangles, the column has open spaces on every level in which beetles and animals can nest.

Brigitte Kowanz: Transmission

27 August 2020 - The column 'Transmission' aims to provide food for thought on how to deal with data and information.

Joep van Liefland: “Information”

26 August 2020 – "For me, the column is an epic sculpture in which I attempt to connect the past with the future and to make perpetual reproduction visible."

The Tiki column was sent off by Maori warriors following an old Polynesian ritual

23 August 2020 – A Tiki is considered to be a guardian of peace and expression of wisdom.

Martin Frommelt

21 August 2020 – "I hope that the form and given colours chosen here have the ability to make the column appear in serious joy."

As of September 2020 STOA169 will be open to the public

15 August 2020 – STOA169 will be officially opened on September 15th.

Over one hundred columns bear a common roof

15 August 2020 – The aerial photographs of the construction of the roof give a small foretaste of the columned hall.

Sun Xun’s column

14 August 2020 – The column by Sun Xun: ‘The Mongolian Hunter‘ has arrived in STOA169.

Yorgos Sapountzis: After Electricity

13 August 2020 – “‘After Electricity’ is a bit autobiographic. My father was working as an electrician, and his dream was that I would also become one..."

Laurie Palmer: Closed Hole

12 August 2020 – Laurie Palmer's column consists of one-hundred-year-old lumber recycled from buildings in Chicago that were torn down during the housing crisis of 2008.

The STOA169 column by Markus Oehlen

8 August 8 2020 – In the last few days Markus Oehlen's column for STOA169 was completed.

Nandi – Enzo Cucchi’s column

6 August 2020 – 'Nandi' refers to the sacred bull calf, gatekeeper, and vehicle of the Hindu god Shiva and the Greek myth of Zeus and Europa.

One of the partners of STOA169 is the carpentry Ludwig & Plonner from Etting

1 August 2020 – We are especially grateful for the support of the companies from our community.

Rebecca Horn’s column

30 July 2020 – The installation of Rebecca Horn's STOA169 column is complete.

Wolfgang Heubisch, Vice President of the Bavarian Parliament, visiting STOA169

28 July 2020 –  "The STOA169 is unique, a place where everyone can find leisure."

Bernd Zimmer about STOA169

25 July 2020 – 30 years ago Bernd Zimmer developed the idea for STOA169. Now it is becoming a reality. → Video

The roof is slowly taking shape

21 July 2020 – Square holes allow rainwater to drain away and let light into the STOA169.

Partner of STOA169: Carpenter Erhard from Polling

22 July 2020 – Rainer Erhardt supports STOA169 in the production of the wooden columns.

An advertising column for STOA169

18 July 2020 – Yesterday Rozbeh Asmani visited the columned hall to work on his column.

Justine Gaga’s column brings the “Sound of Nature“ into STOA169

18 July 2020 – From the first idea to the finished column: Justine Gaga (Cameroon) gives insight into the concept of her column.

Artists’ columns from all over the world carry a common roof

17 July 2020 – With the roof the columns of the STOA169 come to their full expression. → Video

STOA169 partner: Sculptor Ingo Hipp

16 July 2020 – Without the expertise of our partners, some of the columns wouldn‘t be ready in this time of restrictions. → Working on Magdalena Jetelová‘s column.

Our fire extinguishing water tank for STOA169

14 July 14 2020 - STOA169 is subject to strict security requirements. Today the fire extinguishing tank was installed.

The roof is being installed

10 July 2020 – Yesterday the first parts of the roof were placed on the columns.

Leiko Ikemura is visiting the columned hall

03 July 2020 – Japanese artist Leiko Ikemura is testing the layout for her column at the STOA169 site.

Shaarbek Amankul (Kyrgyzstan) has completed his column for STOA169.

01 July 2020 – The column consists of more than 700 bovine bones.

The installation of the capitals is underway

27 June 2020 – This is the last step before the roof of the STOA169 will be installed.

A thousand-year-old worship of ancestors and gods moves into the STOA169

24 June 2020 – The Tiki is the most widely travelled column of STOA169.

Today a new set of artists’ columns was installed in the STOA169

22 June 2020 – New perspectives through the columns by Peter Halley, Gina Czarnecki, and Enzo Cucchi.

“Graceful Haste”

Working on the installation of the column by Lawrence Weiner.

A group of young musicians has interpreted the idea of STOA169

June 17, 2020 – The sound for the STOA169 is created in the Library Hall of the Polling convent. → Video

Two columns from Italy

04 June 2020 – The columns by Paul Fuchs and Mimmo Paladino from Italy have arrived.

Artists: Walter Vopava & Achim Freyer

03 June 2020 – Achim Freyer and Walter Vopava supervised the installation of their columns on site.

The column for Polling was installed in a traditional way

02 June 2020 – Today the column "Iron Skin" was transported and installed.

Studio Visit: Achim Freyer

01 June 01 2020 – In Polling, Achim Freyer prepares his column for tomorrow's installation in the columned hall.

A lot has happened in the last six months

31 May 2020 – This is how STOA169 has changed in the last six months.

Australian tradition at STOA169

30 May 2020 – Based on a design by Margaret Baragurra, her column is painted in Polling.

A special View on the Installation of the Columns

29 May 2020 – A crane is used to position and thread the columns. → Video

A robot generated manifesto for STOA169

26 May 2020 – The column by robotlab

The column for Polling is in the making

23 May 2020 – The local column brings together three generations from Polling.

Ten more columns for STOA169

19 May 2020 – In bright sunshine, ten more artist columns have been installed today. → Images

STOA169 is growing

18 May 2020 – An atmospheric picture of the construction of the first columns. → video

Three columns from Great Britain have arrived

14 May 2020 - The columns by Sokari Douglas Camp, Gina Czarnecki, and Ian McKeever for STOA169. → Images

Another eight artist columns have been installed

13 May 2020 - Another eight columns have been installed. → Images

E. Hönninger – concrete construction for STOA169

12 May 2020 – Construction company E. Hönninger. Partner of STOA169, Sound: Joscha Arnold. → Video

Sculpture for STOA169 by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo (Ghana)

9 Mai 2020 – "My Francophone Brother" (Kwame Akoto-Bamfo)

Beat Zoderer (Switzerland) – From model to reality

5 May 2020 – Beat Zoderer's column is finished.

Metallbau Breidenbach, Peiting – on behalf of STOA169

1 May 2020 - A view into the workshop of Breidenbach Metallbau from Peiting. Sound: Joscha Arnold. → Video

STOA169 – April 2020

29 April 2020 - Bernd Zimmer gives insight into the status and future of STOA169 → Video

Metallbau Loth – arts and crafts for STOA169

23 April 2020 – Benjamin and Daniel Loth – arts and crafts from Egling for STOA169 → video

Milestone. Installation of the first artist column

15 April 2020 – The installation of Karl Horst Hödicke's column marks a milestone for STOA169. Video →

Fiona Hall – climate change and bush fire

21 April 2020 – Working on the columns. Climate change and bushfires are the focus of Fiona Hall's column. Video →

Wolfgang Stiller – Work in progress of his column for STOA169

18 April 2020 – A short view on the column by Wolfgang Stiller for STOA169. Video →

Time lapse video – the installation of the static columns

12 April 2020 – The installation of the static columns is progressing rapidly. Video →

The installation of the static columns has started

08 April 2020 - The installation of the static columns is in full swing. This important construction phase will be completed in the coming weeks.

Gina Czarnecki gives an insight into the production of her column

01 April 2020 – Gina Czarnecki on her column for STOA169 → Video

Regional companies are working for STOA169

7 April 2020 – About 20 companies from the region are working for STOA169.

Status quo from Kuei-Chih Lee (Taiwan)

5 April 2020 – Kuei-Chih Lee: update from Taiwan → Video

Corona Measures

29 March 2020 - Three Australian artists are currently working on their columns for STOA169. The Corona crisis is a major challenge...

STOA169 during the Corona Crisis: STOA160 continues

24 March 2020 – Despite the corona crisis, the work on the columns continues.

Norbert Radermacher about STOA169 – Video

18 March 2020 - Nobert Radermacher about STOA169 as an artist initiative → Video

“Eisenhaut” (Iron Skin) – the “Polling column” for STOA169

13 March 2020 – The jury has made its choice. The "Polling column" for the STOA169 is named "Eisenhaut" (Iron Skin).

“Klangkörper (body of sound)”: Justine Gaga (Cameroon)

7 March 2020 – Justine Gaga, "sound column" for the STOA169 shortly before completion

Die Kunst liegt in der Natur – Silvia Langen

5 March 2020 – Silvia Langen: "Die Kunst liegt in der Natur" (Art is in Nature) - a reading recommendation.

A “Fibonacci Column”: Fiona Hall (Australia)

3 March 2020 – Fiona Hall, Australia. Design "Fibonacci Column"

Artists: Sigrún Ólafsdóttir (Iceland)

29 February 2020 – Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, Iceland. The design of her column for STOA169.

Artists: Beat Zoderer (Switzerland)

23 February 2020 – Beat Zoderer, Switzerland. Detail of his STOA169 column.

Artists: Kuei-Chih Lee (Taiwan)

22 February 2020 – Kuei-Chih Lee (Taiwan)

Artists: Timur Si-Qin (Mongolia / Germany)

20 February 2020 – Timur Si-Qin, "New Peace"

Artists: James Orsto (Australia)

18 February 2020 - James Orsto is working on his Tutini-column

Artists: Georges Adégabo (Benin)

16 February 2020 – Georges Adeágbo's vision for STOA169 → video (German)

Artists: Diango Hernández (Cuba)

13 February 2020 – Technical drawing of Diango Hernández's design for STOA169. Incl. video

Artists: Jürgen Klauke (Germany)

12 February 2020 – Jürgen Klauke (Cologne) stands for the "aestheticization of the existential".

Artists: Martin Frommelt (Liechtenstein)

11 February 2020 – The STOA169 column by Martin Frommelt (Liechtenstein) is done

Artists: Achim Freyer (Germany)

10 February 2020 – Model of the STOA169 column by Achim Freyer (Berlin).

Artists: Roland Fischer (Germany)

9 February 2020 – Roland Fischer (Germany) Structures of his column for STOA169

Artists: Benjamin Bergmann (Germany)

8 February 2020 – "The quiet column" by Benjamin Bergmann → video (German)

Artists: Jens Lehmann (Germany)

7 February 2020 – A constructivist hotel for insects → video (German)

Artists: Alan Sonfist (U.S.A.)

6 February 2020 – "It's all about nature" → video

Artists: Wolfgang Flatz (Austria)

5 February 2020 – "Art never gives answers, it constantly asks questions" → video (German)

Artists: Walter Vopava (Austria)

3 February 2020 – Walter Vopava about his column → video (German)

Construction – STOA169 from the sky

2 February 2020 – This is how STOA169 looks like in January 2020 → video

Artists: Leiko Ikemura (Japan)

1 February 2020 – „STOA169 is a secret, beautiful and fascinating place...“ → video (German)

Artists: Enzo Cucchi (Italy)

30 January 2020 - Enzo Cucchi (Italy) "Europa"

Artists: Maheatete Norbert Huhina (French Polynesia)

23 January 2020 – Polynesia meets STOA169. A TIKI column by Maheatete Huhina.

Polling citizens are invited to design a column

14 January 2020 – Polling citizens design a column.

Artists: Sokari Douglas Camp (Nigeria)

5 January 2020 – Sokari Douglas Camp from Nigeria is working on a column that reflects the use of fossil fuels.

Artists: Mimmo Paladino (Italy)

1 January 2020 – Mimmo Paladino (Italy). The Paladino column for STOA169 is becoming a source of constant questions.

Artists: Sean Scully (Ireland)

13 December 2019 – Sean Scully is known for his abstract painting, which he says is by no means abstract.

Artists: Andreas Angelidakis (Greece)

10 December 2019 - Andreas Angelidakis against the monetization of housing.

Artists: Brigitte Kowanz (Austria)

6 December 2019 – "Transmission": Brigitte Kowanz's concept is to add a second pillar to the existing one.

The foundation of the STOA169 hall is installed

3 December 2019 – The floor panel for the columned hall is ready.

“Schwimmendes Licht”, 2019

30 November 2019 - Bernd Zimmer provides Edition "Floating Light, 2019" for the benefit of the STOA169.

Two Australian artists

26 November 2019 - Fiona Hall and Margaret Baragurra will enrich the STOA169 with columns "made in Down Under".

The cornerstone has been laid

17 November 2019 – STOA169 cornerstone ceremony

Information at first hand

11 November 2019 – Public report on the construction works

Artists: Rozbeh Asmani

10 November 2019 – Rozbeh Asmani's column

Let’s introduce: The construction team of the ground works

28 October 2019 – The team of Georg Kölbl from Wessobrunn

Artists: Georges Adéagbo (Benin)

20 October 2019 – Georges Adéagbo in Polling

Start of construction work

15 October 2019 – The first step of the construction work has been taken!

Artists: Andrei Loginov (Belarus)

3 October 2019 – The artist Andrei Loginov develops a column to enter and touch.

Artists: Ayşe Erkmen und Gregor Hildebrandt

1 October 2019 – The designs of Ayşe Erkmen and Gregor Hildebrandt have arrived in the STOA169.

Artist visit: Shaarbek Amankul (Kyrgyzstan)

30 September 2019 – On Friday artist Shaarbek Amankul from Kyrgyzstan and Bernd Zimmer talked about art, shamanism and nomadism.

Post: Beat Wyss

25 September 2019 – Post from the Swiss art historian Beat Wyss to Bernd Zimmer and the STOA169.

In the studio: Wolfgang Flatz

12 September 2019 – The Austrian action artist Wolfgang Flatz presents his column design.

Polling’s tuff quarry

19 September 2019 – Bernd Zimmer visits Frank Lindner in the tuff quarry in Polling to discuss the laying of the foundation stone for the STOA169.

In the studio: Daniel Man

18 September 2019 – Daniel Man designs an antique wooden column with graffiti artists of different generations.

Artist visit: Roland Fischer

13 September 2019 – The photographer Roland Fischer discusses with Bernd Zimmer the concept of a photo column.

Congratulations to Walter Grasskamp and Shirin Neshat

28 August 2019 – We congratulate Walter Grasskamp on the "Prize for Outstanding Art Criticism" and Shirin Neshat on the Goethe Medal 2019.

Latest news from the STOA169 team

26 August 2019 – The first part of the column by Gerd Rohling was delivered and the African artist Sokari Douglas Camp has confirmed her participation.

Exhibition in “Haus der Kunst” with Magdalena Jetelová and Laurie Palmer

19 July 2019 – In Munich the exhibition "The Big Sleep" can be seen, where also two STOA169 artists are represented.

Column of the artist Subodh Gupta on the way

26 June 2019 – The column made for the STOA169 by the Indian artist Subodh Gupta is on its way to Polling!

Landscape plan

May 23, 2019 – A detailed accompanying landscape conservation plan prepared by an independent planning office is now available.

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